Senator Francis Tolentino on Sunday said Filipinos have the right to know where and how vaccines against COVID-19 were used, stressing that he supports calls to audit the procured jabs.
Interviewed on Super Radyo dzBB, Tolentino said that around P115 billion were used to purchase vaccines.
He said Congress has the right to know how the budget for procured vaccines was used as part of the preparation for next year’s budget. of vaccine wastage, it represents 17% which is higher than the threshold. The DOH should explain it.) The COA chairman made the statement as he committed to ensure a complete audit of the public funds used for the vaccine procurements.24 million doses have gone beyond their shelf life
“Ang non-disclosure agreement ay 1 to 2 years lang validity... ‘Yung binabangit sa NDA ay 'yung commercial interest ng pharmaceutical company,” he said. “Sa atin lang, dapat malaman ng taumbayan kung tama ba ang presyo at kung nagamit ba ng tama ang pondo sa pagbili ng bakuna... Hindi rason ang non-disclosure agreement para hindi makapagsagawa ng auditing,” Tolentino said.
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