Manila Bulletin
P17.8-B COA-flagged DOH funds available for use this year -- Duque
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III explained that a portion of the Department of Health's (DOH) P59-billion unspent funds from 2020 are still being utilized for salaries of medical personnel and procurement of essential medicines.
Duque clarified that P24.6 billion of the total unspent funds represent unobligated allotments.
He further detailed that P17.8 billion of these unobligated funds were available for use in 2021, with P12.56 billion already utilized as of June 2021, accounting for 72% of that amount.
The DOH previously faced scrutiny from the Commission on Audit for failing to spend P59.12 billion of its 2020 budget.
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