About P15.459 Billion Spent By PH Government For 31st ASEAN Summit
The Philippine government has spent an amount of roughly P15.459 billion for the 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) summit.
The 31st Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and other related summit has been held last November 10-14, 2017, which was attended by over 20 national leaders and hundreds of diplomats from different countries all around the world.
One of the national leaders who attended the international gathering in the country was the U.S President Donald Trump. The cl(–foul word(s) removed–) and works have been also suspended in some areas affected by the summit.
The Philippines was the chairman for the 50th anniversary of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations for 2017 who made great preparations for this rare event.
Here are the costs of the Philippine government for the ASEAN Summit:
- Office of the President – P11, 074, 760, 000
- Department of Tourism – P749, 563, 000
- Presidential Communications Operations Office – P1, 457, 697, 000
- Department of Trade and Industry – P177, 678, 000
- Department of the Interior and Local Government – P2,000, 000, 000
The total costs of the special provisions for the 31st ASEAN Summit would be P15.459 billion.
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