“The Duterte administration should stop this drama. This is not helping the people in getting due social services at a time when the state of our healthcare system is worsening.”
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
Bulatlat.com
MANILA – Shamed, bloodied, and bludgeoned.
This is how Health Secretary Francisco Duque III described the impact of the initial report of state auditors over the irregularities in the billions of public funds intended for the government’s pandemic response. But various groups have had enough excuses and drama. They want a solid explanation.
“In the midst of a health crisis, many patients are being deprived of their right to quality health care and right to live because of lack of drugs, medicines, equipment, supplies and medical facilities due to insufficient budget of public hospitals,” said Benjamin Santos, secretary general of the Alliance of Health Workers, adding that “it is so disgusting that ironically there are billions of funds being unliquidated and unutilized.”
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