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BUDGET authorities on Thursday announced that about P27 billion will be disbursed to settle unpaid emergency allowance for health care workers.

In a statement, Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman said they will release the additional funds on Friday.This is in accordance with the Department of Health's official request in May for the issuance of a Special Allotment Release Order and Notice of Cash Allocation amounting to P27.453 billion. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman.

Pangandaman said the amount was presented to the Senate during the May 20 hearing and was also proposed by the DoH for inclusion in its 2025 National Expenditure Program.'This is a promise fulfilled. Even though the DoH requested this for 2025, the DBM made an effort to fulfill it earlier because our workers in the health sector deserve it,' Pangandaman said.The Department of Budget and Management has already released a P91.

 

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