Duterte signs P5.024-T nat'l budget for 2022
President Rodrigo Duterte signed into law the P5.024-trillion national budget for 2022, which is the largest ever and 11% higher than this year's budget.
The budget aims to drive economic recovery from the pandemic and includes PHP6 billion for Typhoon Odette-hit areas in Visayas and Mindanao.
Key allocations include at least P50 billion each for special risk allowances of medical frontliners and booster shots.
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