Manila Bulletin
Senate willing to give DOH budget amid Duque resign call
Senate President Vicente Sotto III stated that the Senate's call for Health Secretary Francisco Duque III's resignation will not prevent the Department of Health (DOH) from receiving sufficient funding in 2021.
Sotto emphasized that the department's needs should not suffer due to dissatisfaction with its current secretary, asserting that the Senate would still provide necessary funding.
He anticipates that the DOH, alongside infrastructure and digital initiatives, will be a priority in the executive branch's budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year as the country navigates the COVID-19 pandemic.
The DOH had previously proposed a P182 billion budget for 2021 to facilitate the implementation of the Universal Health Care law.
Duque is currently facing an investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman concerning alleged irregularities in the government's COVID-19 response.
This statement follows a previous resolution passed by the Senate in April, urging Duque to resign due to perceived leadership failures, a call that had not been heeded.
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