The Duterte administration does not have funding for the rehabilitation of thousands of drug dependents this year, the Palace said on Sunday.

Presidential Communications Secretary Martin Andanar said the 2016 budget was the handiwork of the previous Aquino administration, which means President Duterte’s programs would have to wait for the 2017 budget.

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