This was revealed today by Senator Grace Poe during a TV interview as chairmen of the Senate and House of Representatives bicameral conference committee panels are still attempting to iron out the differing provisions of their GAB versions.
Poe said the P83 billion is an accumulation of the Senate’s ability to transfer funds from other departments to the vaccine purchase program because of their absorptive capacity problems, among others. The House had a P5.5 billion appropriation for the purchase of vaccine based on its version of the budget.
Source: Healthcare Press (healthcarepress.net)
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