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Ex-Ombudsman Morales says outright probe must be done on COA’s report on DOH funds
Former Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales urged the Office of the Ombudsman to investigate the Department of Health's (DOH) audit report revealing P67 billion in deficiently used pandemic funds.
Morales cited a 2017 memorandum of agreement (MOA) between the Ombudsman and the Commission on Audit (COA) that established a joint task force for automatic investigation of audits involving P100 million or more, or cases of graft and corruption.
She noted that if she were still Ombudsman, she would activate the MOA to form a new task force for the DOH audit.
However, Ombudsman Samuel Martires stated that his office would wait for the completion of the auditing process before taking action.
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