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PDEA's proposed 2023 budget breezes through period of interpellations: Sen. Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, chairperson of the Committee on Public Order and Dangerous Drugs, sponsors the proposed 2023 budget of the Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA) pegged at P3.11 billion. On the resumption of the deliberations on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023, Thursday, November 10, 2022, Dela Rosa said that the lion's share of PDEA's budget worth P1.82 billion is allocated for the agency's personnel services. With no objections from the senators in attendance, the proposed PDEA budget was deemed submitted for consideration. (Bibo Nueva España/Senate PRIB)