THE chairman of the health committee at the House of Representatives wants to add P50 billion to the proposed P204-billion budget of the Department of Health (DoH) for 2021.

Quezon 4th District Rep. Angelina “Helen” Tan said the increase would focus on the coronavirus disease (Covid-19) response, especially for improving health facilities and data management and collection for surveillance.

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