The government will be spending some P12.7 billion next year to deploy nurses, midwives, dentists and doctors to poor communities nationwide, Pasig City (Metro Manila) Rep. Roman Romulo said on Sunday.

The money will be spent for 12,540 nurses, 5,749 midwives, 480 dentists and 398 doctors who will be assigned to public hospitals, barangay (village) health stations and rural health units.

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