MANILA, Aug. 17 (Xinhua): The Philippines' Department of National Defence (DND) will receive 222 billion pesos (US$4.39 billion in the largest ever proposed national budget for 2022, presidential spokesperson Harry Roque said on Tuesday.
The proposed defence budget saw a 7.87 per cent increase compared with the amount of 205.8 billion pesos in 2021.
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