THE Office of the Vice President (OVP) said it would no longer provide medical and burial assistance to the poor as there were no funds allocated for such initiatives under the 2025 General Appropriations Act. "There is no approved budget for the Medical and Burial Assistance Program of the Office of the Vice President under the 2025 General Appropriations Act. We apologize for the inconvenience," it said in a statement. The OVP requested a budg…

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Some OVP programs halted amid budget cut

The Office of the Vice President (OVP) is expected to discontinue giving medical and burial assistance this year as no budget was approved for the program under the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA).

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OVP: No funds to implement medical, burial aid program in 2025

Funding for the medical and burial assistance program of the Office of the Vice President has been removed from this year’s national budget.

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OVP medical, burial aid fund scrapped

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Of the social programs that are related to care work, 77% of them present cuts in their approved spending for this year, according to an analysis carried out by the civil organization Ethos. In total, 13 programs were observed with approved budget for this year, which could begin to integrate a National Care System, one of the historical debts that is held with women, principal unpaid caregivers in the country.Of these programs, 10 of them will …

De los programas sociales que están relacionados con las labores de cuidados, 77% de ellos presentan recortes en su gasto aprobado para este año, de acuerdo con un análisis realizado por la organización civil Ethos.   En total, se observaron 13 programas con presupuesto aprobado para este año, los cuales podrían empezar a integrar un Sistema Nacional de Cuidados, una de las deudas históricas que se tiene con las mujeres, principales cuidadoras n…

De los 13 programas sociales de cuidados, 10 tendrán un recorte en su gasto este año

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Of the 13 social care programs, 10 will have a cut in spending this year

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OVP medical and burial assistance program crippled by lack of funding

The office of Vice President Sara Duterte announced that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) will no longer fund medical and burial assistance this year. According to OVP, under the 2025 General Appropriations Act, funding for such programs has not been approved. In this regard, the OVP publicly apologized. Over the past year, over 187,000 individuals have been assisted by OVP with medical and burial assistance. It has a total budget of ₱822.…

Inanunsyo ng tanggapan ni Vice President Sara Duterte na wala nang pondo ang Office of the Vice President (OVP) para sa medical at burial assistance ngayong taon. Ayon sa OVP, sa ilalim ng 2025 General Appropriations Act, hindi naaprubahan ang pondo para sa naturang mga programa. Kaugnay nito, humingi ng paumanhin sa publiko ang OVP. Sa nakalipas na taon, mahigit 187,000 na mga indibidwal ang natulungan ng OVP sa medical at burial assistance. It…

Some OVP programs halted amid budget cut

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