DOH submits vaccine procurement docs to COA

The Department of Health (DOH) submitted documents related to the national government's COVID-19 vaccine procurement to the Commission on Audit (COA) on Thursday, December 15.

DOH Officer-in-Charge Maria Rosario Vergeire personally presented the documents to COA.

This submission comes amid allegations that the DOH refused to release procurement contract details due to non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) with suppliers.

Vergeire stated that the DOH is confident all vaccine procurement processes were legal and in accordance with the law.

She also assured that the DOH's COVID-19 vaccination program would not be hindered by this issue.

Senator Francis Tolentino had previously urged the DOH to provide a date for the submission during a Senate blue ribbon committee hearing.