Vaccine: DOH Missing Budget

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Saan, at paano nga ba ginamit ang sinasabing Budget na ito?

                On August 11, CNN Philippines and Philstar published an article entitled ‘As COA flags DOH over ‘deficiencies’ in management of over ₱67-B pandemic funds.’ "Various deficiencies involving some ₱67,323,186,570.57 worth of public funds and intended for national efforts of combating the unprecedented scale of the COVID-19 crisis were noted," the Commission on Audit (COA) said in its 2020 audit report made public on Wednesday. State auditors noted that some P69.9 million worth of medical equipment and supplies for COVID-19 remained unutilized.It was pointed out that some medical equipment and supplies purchased were either unused due to lack of planning. These funds have remained idle as at year-end were not translated to much-needed health supplies. As COA has called the attention of Secretary Francisco Duque III to take action on its report. The DOH has faced a barrage of criticism in 2020 for its response to one of Southeast Asia’s worst virus outbreaks. President Rodrigo Duterte, has been vocal in his support for the health chief amid controversies, as majority of the senators are calling for Duque’s resignation or replacement.    


                 A press release was released on August 16, 2021 as the Department of Health (DOH) on Monday said that the Php 67.3 billion “deficiencies” flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA) have been mostly resolved by DOH and its operating units (DOH,2021). COA flagged that the DOH needed to wait for liquidation of all pending procurements before transferring funds to the procurement agencies. The remaining items in the COA report, including cash advances and petty cash funds, incomplete supporting documents relative to the death and sickness compensation, grant of various COVID-19 allowances, and management of Interim Reimbursement Mechanism funds are being addressed by concerned offices and operating units. The Department will likewise provide updates to the COA and the public as more information becomes available.


               Overall, the DOH said that it will continue to work with COA to continuously improve its processes to better serve the Filipinos. Moreover, the Department, together with its operating units, is actively addressing the remaining COA findings in order to ensure that taxes of the Filipino people and funds provided to the Department of Health are utilized efficiently. As the government is still being criticized for its sluggard response to the health crisis, the philippines is still struggling as the deadly virus has so far infected 1.6 million and killed over 29,000 of its population.


Will vaccines save us from the on-going virus variants or lead us to a perilous state? Even if vaccines save us, will the government handle the situation well, will Filipinos survive the deadly virus spreading around us?

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