P132-B released to fund Covid-19 response: Duterte report

P132-B released to fund Covid-19 response: Duterte report National News

By Filane Mikee Cervantes

MANILA – The national government has released PHP132 billion to fund the country’s response efforts against the coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) pandemic, according to President Rodrigo Duterte’s third weekly report submitted to Congress.

In the report, Duterte said the funds were sourced from the pooled savings amounting to PHP189.82 billion from the discontinued government programs, projects, and activities under the 2019 and 2020 national budgets. The allotments and cash allocations were released to the following departments to cover their