Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate. Screengrab from House of Representatives livestreaming
Following Taiño’s confirmation, Zarate then inquired if there were any funds transferred to the DBM-PS for the procurement of the vaccines. Both DOH Finance Director Rowena Lora and Director Paul Guimbarda of the DOH Procurement Service said no funds were transferred to the DBM-PS for any procurement of vaccines.
DBM-PS officer-in-charge Jasonmer Uayan also told lawmakers that they turned down the request of the DOH to procure the vaccines for them, citing its “limitations in terms of manpower, storage requirement, plus the technical know-how.”“While it is true that there was a request that the vaccine procurement be undertaken by [DBM-PS], we actually declined considering we do not have the capability to handle the nationwide rollout of the vaccines,” he said.
This is not the first time that the two line agencies clashed in matters connected to the dispensation of pandemic funds.DOH Assistant Secretary Maylene Beltran said that the DBM only released the funds for the special risk allowance of healthcare workers on June 25, giving them only five days to disburse it since Bayanihan 2 was set to expire June 30.
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