THREAD: May pera nga ba ang Duterte gov't para labanan ang #COVID19?

A collection of must-read threads and tweets by concerned development/budget/social protection/econ geeks.
The thread that started it all. https://twitter.com/johntmorales/status/1246239314520014848
A rundown of possible funding sources. https://twitter.com/LaniCVillanueva/status/1246448384329711616?s=20
A nuanced explanation of the distinction between budget/appropriations and cold cash. Di porket may budget ay may pera. https://twitter.com/znsuzara/status/1245942488616980480
Crowdsourcing initiative: Citizens' Budget Tracker. https://twitter.com/KenAbante/status/1245752120919261184
On the need to extend emergency subsidies for pensioners as well. (We don't want them left out.) https://twitter.com/urasevilla/status/1246658934808576001
How to spend P200 billion against #COVID19? Here's a sample breakdown.

(This analysis came earlier than the 1st thread above.) https://twitter.com/reallyrational/status/1244922918779277312
Not a thread but a FB post clarifying the numbers in Duterte's 1st weekly report to Congress.

https://www.facebook.com/luis.abad.58/posts/10158070748263498
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