DRILON DEFENDS INCREASE IN HEALTH BUDGET: Senate Finance Committee Chairman Franklin M. Drilon during the period of interpellations Wednesday morning (November 23) on the P11.788 billion budget of the Department of Health defends the increase of the budget for the health sector by P890.477 million. Drilon said there is a need to augment the budget of various regional hospitals and specialty hospitals all over the country, including the Philippine General Hospital. Photo also shows DOH Secretary Francisco Duque.