DOH submits budget reports to Sen. Pacquiao

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III confirmed the Department of Health (DOH) submitted its budget utilization reports to Senator Manny Pacquiao.

For Bayanihan 1, out of P45.7 billion received, P44.7 billion was obligated and P41.8 billion disbursed, leaving a balance of P975 million.

For Bayanihan 2, P15 billion or 87 percent of the P17.2 billion received was obligated, with P10.67 billion or 71 percent disbursed, leaving a balance of P2.2 billion.

Duque clarified that the Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management, not the DOH, purchased essential medical supplies like face masks and test kits.

He expressed that the DOH is ready to attend any hearings to provide a full accounting of allocated funds.

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