The minority bloc of the Manila City Council has questioned the reduction of the budget for the purchase of medicines for six city-run hospitals.

District 3 Councilor Bernie Ang accused the city government of diverting the slashed P360 million to hire casual employees, which he said was a political move that will benefit Mayor Joseph Estrada.

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