The House of Representatives has allocated P3 billion to fight cancer, according to Makati City Rep. Luis Campos Jr.
Congress has increased the combined budget for the Cancer Control Program (CCP) and the Cancer Assistance Fund (CAF) to P3.01 billion as the national government intensifies its battle against the disease that kills 96 Filipinos every day, he said.
“The total of P3.01 billion represents a 33 percent increase over the P2.27 billion allocated to the CCP and the CAF in 2024,” he said.
The CAF directly aids cancer patients, individuals living with cancer, cancer survivors and those at high risk. The CCP supports cancer prevention and related interventions, including the procurement and delivery of medicines aimed at providing supportive therapy and palliative care to patients.
Cancer is now the second leading cause of mortality among Filipinos, following ischemic heart disease, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority.