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Aug 26, 2021

VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Maari bang ihinto ni Duterte ang paglalathala ng mga ulat ng COA?

Naging pangalawang independiyenteng constitutional body ang Commission on Audit (COA) na nakatanggap kamakailan ng maaanghang na pananalita mula kay Pangulong Rodrigo Duterte. Matapos kastiguhin ang Commission on Human Rights (CHR) sa ilang pagkakataon dahil sa kritikal na paninindigan nito sa kanyang giyera laban sa droga, ibinaling ng pangulo ang kanyang galit sa COA dahil sa natuklasan nitong P67.32 bilyon “deficiencies” ng Department of Health (DOH) sa paggasta ng mga pondo para sa pagtugon sa COVID-19.

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Maari bang ihinto ni Duterte ang paglalathala ng mga ulat ng COA?
Aug 26, 2021

VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Can Duterte stop publication of COA reports?

The Commission on Audit (COA) recently became the second independent constitutional body that got a tongue-lashing from President Rodrigo Duterte. After castigating the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) on several occasions for its critical stand on his war on drugs, the president has turned his ire on COA over its findings noting “deficiencies” in P67.32 billion of the Department of Health’s (DOH) spending of the COVID-19 response funds.

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VERA FILES FACT SHEET: Can Duterte stop publication of COA reports?
Aug 25, 2021

VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong will NOT REPLACE Duque as Health Secretary

Before and after the dubious video was posted on Aug. 19, President Rodrigo Duterte had declared full support for Duque amid calls for his resignation. During his weekly briefing on Monday night (Aug. 23), the president reiterated he would not ask his health secretary to quit, but would accept his resignation if he did so voluntarily. There has been no word from Duque since.

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VERA FILES FACT CHECK: Doc Willie Ong will NOT REPLACE Duque as Health Secretary
Aug 16, 2021

Will CoA report give Duterte reason to fire Duque?

The Department of Health's deficiencies in spending P67.32 billion of COVID-19 response funds, as flagged by the Commission on Audit, bring to mind incidents when President Rodrigo Duterte aired his displeasure with the CoA's stringent auditing measures.

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Will CoA report give Duterte reason to fire Duque?