“So rest assured that the DOH is well aware of the commitments that it needs to uphold as it relates to the loans we secured for the COVID-19 vaccine procurements, and that it will continue to be proactive in ensuring that our taxpayers' money is well-spent,” the agency said.
The Department of Health on Wednesday said it will be proactive in ensuring that the public funds used for the procurement of the COVID-19 vaccines are well-spent after the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank demanded a special audit on the loans they have granted to the Philippine government.
The Health Department said it sent a letter to COA in September to request for the special audit, and it also chose COA to be its auditing firm in the agreements. He said former Health secretary Francisco Duque III previously wrote COA that they cannot provide the documents as they have signed non-disclosure agreements with the suppliers.
The lawmaker said there was P8.93 billion under the 2021 national budget allocated for vaccine procurement and almost P70 billion from foreign-assisted loans. He also added that there are other appropriations for COVID-19 vaccines that were included in other laws.
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