appropriations panel of the House of Representatives has approved the proposed P1.16 billion supplemental budget for the Dengvaxia Assistance Fund that will be used to aid those who have been injected with the anti-dengue vaccine.

The Department of Health revised its original proposal of P1.5 billion to P1.16 billion by removing the P270-million allocation for the distribution of medical kits to those who received Dengvaxia, and reducing the budget for active case-finding from P300 million to P148 million.

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