The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) for the supposed slow utilization of funds intended for the government’s COVID-19 pandemic response.
The Commission on Audit has flagged the Office of Civil Defense for the supposed slow utilization of funds intended for the government’s COVID-19 pandemic response.
In compliance with the law, the OCD transferred over P713.529 million across 24 LGUs in six regions, of which P335.293M was allocated for the operational requirements of two LGUs, while the remaining P378.235 million was intended for the construction of isolation facilities in 22 LGUs. “Moreover, failure of the LGUs to complete the construction within the deadline will result in the termination as provided under Section 4 of RA 1159 or the ‘Extending the Availability of the Appropriations under RA 11494’,” it added.
Its ROs, however, only utilized 74.17% of the funds transferred to them, leaving an unused balance of around P174.756M. “ROs inability to fully utilize the funds transferred deprived the government and the intended users of the benefit that could be derived therefrom,” it added.For his part, OCD Administrator Ricardo Jalad said the COVID-19 funds are “demand-driven.”
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