Paglipat ng P47.6-B na pondo mula DOH papuntang DBM nang walang MOA, inusisa sa Kamara; giit ni dating Sec. Duque III, legal ito | 24 Oras - video Dailymotion

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Ginisa sa Kamara si dating Health Sec. Francisco Duque III kaugnay sa mga naging gastos ng gobyerno noong kasagsagan ng pandemya. Kabilang diyan, ang paglilipat ng pondo, ang mahal na biniling mga testing kit at pati mga inutang.   24 Oras is GMA Network’s flagship newscast, anchored by Mel Tiangco, Vicky Morales and Emil Sumangil. It airs on GMA-7 Mondays to Fridays at 6:30 PM (PHL Time) and on weekends at 5:30 PM. For more videos from 24 Oras, visit http://www.gmanews.tv/24oras.  #GMAIntegratedNews #KapusoStream  Breaking news and stories from the Philippines and abroad: GMA Integrated News Portal: http://www.gmanews.tv Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/gmanews TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gmanews Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/gmanews Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/gmanews  GMA Network Kapuso programs on GMA Pinoy TV: https://gmapinoytv.com/subscribe

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00:00The former health secretary, Francisco Duque III, was in the camera when the government spent money during the outbreak of the pandemic.

00:10That includes the transfer of funds, the expensive testing kits and loans.

00:18The answer of the former minister in the appointment of Jonathan Andal.

00:22The former health secretary, Francisco Duque III, was shocked by some congressmen.

00:36Who decided to transfer the controversial 47.6 billion pesos fund of the Department of Health, or DOH,

00:44to the PSDBM, or Procurement Services of the Department of Budget and Management, in 2020,

00:49to buy COVID-19 supplies without a BOA, or Memorandum of Agreement.

00:54This was authorized by President, former President Duterte, correct?

01:00The transfer was precisely effected and approved by the IATF-NTF and endorsed to the president.

01:14The question is, did you unilaterally decide to transfer 47.6 billion to PSDBM?

01:23No, is the answer. I'm just complying with the rule of the PSDBM.

01:31Duque was dependent on supplies like PPE, or personal protective equipment.

01:37They relied on the expertise of the DBM and its network of suppliers in finding PPE that the healthcare workers need.

01:44That's why Duque insisted that the transfer of funds from DOH to DBM is legal and necessary.

01:50I would like to reiterate that it is within my authority to effect the transfer because of the public health emergency.

02:01The controversial fund is the MECHA.

02:03That's why the ombudsman ordered to file a complaint against Duque and the former budget undersecretary Christopher Lau

02:10because the transfer of funds is illegal.

02:12Duque is now appealing that.

02:14Duque was also fired by his former health secretary, Iloilo Rep. Janet Garin,

02:19for the overpriced testing kits during the first outbreak of the pandemic,

02:23which reached a price of Php8,150 per test kit.

02:29We have the most expensive testing, which is Php8,150 per test, compared to Php2,000 in neighboring countries.

02:36It was really difficult. Everybody was scrambling for supplies.

02:42And the whole world suffered from the global supply chain shortage.

02:50And so this affected even formulation of testing fees.

02:57You would see the downward trajectory of the testing cost.

03:02As soon as supplies became more available and prices began to stabilize.

03:11The Duterte Administration also came out in the hearing that the pandemic had already borrowed six times

03:16for the COVID response, which reached Php129 billion.

03:20But the DOH said that they have been repaid.

03:23The Duterte Administration now ordered the DOH to list where the funds were used.

03:28We are still trying to get the money of the former president through the former Executive Secretary Salvador Medialdea.

03:34The Duterte Administration also denied the PhilHealth that has excess or unused funds of Php89.9 billion

03:41from 2021 to 2023, which they denied.

03:45But they said that the members could have benefited from it.

03:49Under the law, there are two courses of action of PhilHealth, right?

03:54Yes, ma'am.

03:55The first is, you can expand the benefits, right?

03:59Yes, ma'am.

04:00The second is, you can reduce the amount that you collect from them.

04:04We are aggressively enhancing our benefit packages.

04:07For GMA Integrated News, Jonathan Andal, for 24 Hours.

04:18For GMA Integrated News, Jonathan Andal, for 24 Hours.

Paglipat ng P47.6-B na pondo mula DOH papuntang DBM nang walang MOA, inusisa sa Kamara; giit ni dating Sec. Duque III, legal ito | 24 Oras

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