The Department of Health (DOH) on Thursday vouched for the integrity of nine of its officials who were ordered a six-month suspension by the Office of the Ombudsman after being involved in the allegedly anomalous procurement of COVID-19 supplies in 2020 and 2021.
The Department of Health on Thursday vouched for the integrity of nine of its officials who were ordered aby the Office of the Ombudsman after being involved in the allegedly anomalous procurement of COVID-19 supplies in 2020 and 2021.
The DOH officials covered by the suspension were Nestor Santiago, Jr., Crispinita Valdez, Amado Tandoc, Lei Lanna Dancel, Dave Tangcalagan, Jhobert Bernal, Kenneth Aristotle Punzalan, Rose Marasigan, and Maria Carmela Reyes. For its part, the DOH stressed that its role, along with the Research Institute for Tropical Medicine , was only limited to providing technical input as end-users in the procurement of commodities for the COVID-19 pandemic.
“We ask the public to reserve judgment and keep an open mind until the investigation is being resolved,” DOH said. “Under the current leadership, the PS-DBM shall continue to implement and institute crucial procurement and administrative reforms, while implementing zero tolerance on irregularities and any form of corruption,” he added.
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