Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday, Dec. 29, maintained that the handling of its funds is being done in a “prudent” manner. “We assure the public that PhilHealth is prudent in...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it already submitted on Thursday, Dec. 15, the necessary documents on the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines to the Commission on Audit (COA). In a statement, this move of the DOH is in accordance with the special audit to be conducted by COA for the Covid-19...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Vaccine makers Pfizer and AstraZeneca have agreed to “disclose” the Covid-19 vaccine purchase agreement with the Philippines under specific conditions, the...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) has requested the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit of Covid-19 vaccine deals in November last year, said DOH...
Editorial At the height of the pandemic, the Philippine government had to take out loans just to have the available funds for crisis spending. At first glance, there is nothing wrong here — cash is needed to purchase life-saving vaccines, procure medicines for the critically ill, and stock on...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, December 5 said she expects the Commission on Audit (COA) to finish its special audit on the government’s COVID-19 spending by June next year. Hontiveros said she sees no reason for the state auditing agency to further delay auditing the Department of Health...
The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee is ready to open its own probe into the reported wastage of 44 million doses of COVID-19 shots and to look into the documents pertaining to the purchase of these vaccines, Senator Francis Tolentino said on Sunday, December 4. Tolentino said also said he supports the...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go said the Commission on Audit (COA) should exercise its mandate and audit the public funds used for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines. Go made the call in light of issues on vaccine wastage, saying COA should conduct a thorough audit and compel agencies involved...
The Department of Health (DOH) ensured on Friday, Dec. 2 that it will support and cooperate with the special audit of loans for the purchase of Covid-19 vaccines. Covid-19 vaccines (MANILA BULLETIN) This was in relation to some documents that have not been provided by the agency during the time of...
The controversial shutdown of the giant ABS-CBN network was revived today, Wednesday, November 23 during a public hearing by the Commission on Appointments on the proposed confirmation of the appointment of Gamaliel Asis Cordoba as Commission on Audit (COA) chairman. Cordoba was the National...
(Pixabay) The Department of Health (DOH) expressed its readiness to coordinate with authorities to audit the purchase of vaccines in relation to the country's Covid-19 vaccination program. “On the subject of Covid-19 vaccine expenditures, the DOH is ready to coordinate and comply with the COA's...
Former Senate President Franklin M. Drilon on Friday, November 11, said closer scrutiny of the Marcos administration’s P9.3-billion intelligence and confidential funds (CIFs) is called for. Drilon, a former Justice secretary, emphasized that the continued use of the CIFs undermines transparency,...
