Locsin also told Pangilinan to just “shut up if you have nothing intelligent to say.” | CMRamosINQ
Pangilinan further said he was baffled over why DOH supposedly favored imported test kits from China and South Korea.
“Ang sabi sa atin ng mga insiders sa DOH, walang kahirap-hirap ang mga imported test kits, samantalang pinahirapan talaga itong gawa ng Pinoy,” he claimed. “Dapat sagutin ng pamunuan ng DOH kung bakit natagalan bago natin nagamit itong mas abot-kaya at de kalidad na test kits. May kumikita ba at nakikinabang sa mas mahal na imported test kits?” he added.
Pangilinan also called for transparency, saying that the public needs to be informed of the actual and projected DOH expenses for the procurement of rapid and polymerase chain reaction test kits.“How much more fund is allocated for the procurement of more kits? In the budget for 2021, how much is the DOH proposing for such [an] expense?” he asked.
“As concerned as we are for the health of the Filipinos, we are also keenly looking after the well-being of our state coffers. Every peso of meaningful, honest, and transparent spending and saving will go a long way, especially amid an economic crisis,” the senator added.
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