Manila Bulletin
‘Account for funds spent in COVID response,’ Duterte orders gov’t agencies
President Rodrigo Duterte will report on the government's COVID-19 expenditures during his weekly address to the nation from Davao City.
The address will include updates from various government agencies on how funds allocated for the pandemic response have been spent.
As of June 30, the government had already released P374.9 billion for various COVID-19 response measures.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development received the largest allocation, amounting to P200.98 billion, for its Social Amelioration Program.
Additional funds were disbursed to the Department of Labor and Employment and the Department of Agriculture to support displaced workers, OFWs, farmers, and fisherfolk.
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