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SEN. Sherwin Gatchalian said the government should continue pouring in funds for Covid-19 response, but income and job generation should also be priorities in the proposed P5.024-trillion national budget next year.
"Ang taong 2022 ay Covid-19 year pa rin. Dapat tutukan pa rin natin ang paglaban sa Covid-19 kaya ibig sabihin kailangan ng sapat na pondong pambili ng vaccines, hospital support, medical frontliners' support at suporta sa mga gamot na panlaban sa Covid-19 (2022 is still a Covid-19 year. We should continue to focus on our fight against Covid-19 and that means that we need sufficient funds for the purchase of vaccines, hospital support, medical frontliners' support and support for Covid medicines)," Gatchalian said.
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