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Gov’t won’t seek supplemental budget for Covid-19: DBM chief
The government has allocated P353.86 billion for its COVID-19 response programs, according to Budget and Management Secretary Wendel Avisado.
Avisado stated that the government will not request a supplemental budget from Congress at this time.
This decision is due to the absence of new revenue sources or excess collections to fund such a budget.
The current funding for COVID-19 response primarily comes from pooled savings of discontinued programs, unprogrammed appropriations, and reprogramming of existing programs within the 2020 national budget.
Of the total allocated funds, about P246.526 billion came from pooled savings, P96.717 billion from unprogrammed appropriation, and P10.615 billion from reprogramming of beneficiaries and purpose of existing programs, activities, and projects.
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) received the largest portion, approximately P196.04 billion, for the Social Amelioration Program (SAP).
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