[Manthink]

(Manila July 2024)  The Philippines is allocating US$4.38 billion for defence spending in 2025, up 6.4% as the country seeks to modernise and boost it external defences. The defence budget, accounts for 4% of the government's proposed spending plan for 2025.  Under Pinoy law, the Education sector will get the lion's share of the budget with an allocation of US$16.8 billion.

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