Buhay Party-list Rep. Lito Atienza slammed the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) for the measly budget being allocated for the country’s anti-drug agencies.

“Considering that majority of the crimes being committed the past months have been drug-related, the measly P890 million budget being given to the Dangerous Drugs Board (DDB) and the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) is definitely not going to help our agencies solve the biggest problem plaguing our country right now,” Atienza said.

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