Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto on Sunday, Feb. 5, trumpeted Congress’ work to boost to P1.56 billion the line-item funding for two cancer funds in the 2023 General Appropriations Act (GAA).
Deputy Speaker and Batangas 6th district Rep. Ralph Recto on Sunday, Feb. 5, trumpeted Congress’ work to boost to P1.56 billion the line-item funding for two cancer funds in the 2023 General Appropriations Act .
“But 7 in 10 cancer patients drop out of treatment regimen for lack of funds. Filipino families are one cancer diagnosis away from bankruptcy,” he said, admitting that state funds “to fight cancer are not enough, and way, way below the ideal.” Specifically, it will fund the “procurement and delivery of cancer, supportive care and palliative care medicines covering the eight treatable cancer types,” as stipulated by a special provision in the 2023 GAA.
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