DOH cancels purchase of controversial laptops worth P700,000

Aug 18, 2021 | Top Stories

After drawing flak on social media, the Department of Health (DOH) has canceled its planned procurement of four “high-end” laptops amounting to P700,000.Dr. Eric Tayag, director of the DOH’s knowledge management and information technology service office, said the...

COA destroyed DOH’s public image over audit findings – Duque

Aug 17, 2021 | Top Stories

Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III lamented that the Commission on Audit’s report affected the agency’s morale. “I think COA should also consider that we are not operating under normal circumstances. We’re operating under a state of public...

Central bank governor Diokno is highest paid official in 2020

May 13, 2021 | Top Stories

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Gov. Benjamin Diokno is the highest paid government official, according to the Commission on Audit’s (COA’s) latest report on salaries and allowances released on Wednesday, May 12.Diokno rose from third place last year, with his...

Only P29 million worth of meds expired, not P2.2-B as reported by COA – DOH

Oct 7, 2020 | Nation

Department of Health Undersecretary Maria Rosario Vergeire | RTVM The Department of Health (DOH) downplayed the Commission on Audit’s annual audit findings saying only P29 million worth of medicines were expired, not P2.2 billion as the COA earlier reported. The COA...

P2.2-billion expired and nearly expired DOH medicines and supplies flagged

Oct 6, 2020 | Top Stories

  The Commission on Audit (COA) flagged P2.2-billion worth of expired, overstocked and nearly expired medicines, including medical and dental supplies of the Department of Health (DOH). In the commission’s 2019 annual audit report on the DOH, state auditors found...