Duterte to DoH: Answer CoA allegations on Covid-19 fund deficiencies

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has ordered the Department of Health to respond to the Commission on Audit after it reported deficiencies in its spending of some P67.32 billion in coronavirus disease 2019 response funds, Malacañang said on Thursday.The CoA on Wednesday flagged DoH for not complying with existing laws and regulations in managing the Covid-19 response funds, although the department said the funds were accounted for.Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr.

'Ang instruction po ng presidente, saguting mabuti ang mga observation ng CoA. Iba kasi itong nature ng observation ng CoA. Kung sa dati dati eh mga pulitiko lang ang nagbibigay ng paratang, ang CoA kasi ay isang constitutional body at talagang trabaho niyan na bantayan ang kaban ng bayan. So, importante na sagutin ng mabuti ang mga observation na ito... The President is keen to read the answers dahil medyo mabigat ang mga obserbasyon sa DoH ,' Roque said during a virtual press briefing.

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The DOH personnels involved should be immediately placed under preventive suspension to guard any tampering of documents. Preventive suspension is not a penalty.

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