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COA to brief House Members on reported deficiencies in the handling of P67.3-B COVID-19 funds

The Commission on Audit (COA) is set to brief the House of Representatives regarding the “deficiencies” it discovered in the management of some P67.32 billion in COVID-19 funds entrusted to the Department of Health (DOH) in 2020.

DOH: COA findings on ‘unauthorized grant of meal allowances to HCWS’ already settled

The Department of Health (DOH) on Sunday (Aug. 15) clarified that the alleged ‘deficiencies’ in the management of the ₱ 275.9 million in cash allowances, gift certificates, and grocery items, cited in the Commission on Audit (COA) 2020 Consolidated Annual Audit Report, have already been settled with the issuance of the Presidential Memorandum dated June 1, 2021.

Displaced QC workers not entitled to government cash aid getting help from Kalingang QC program

Quezon City residents not covered by the national government’s enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) financial assistance can receive a one-time P2,000 cash aid under the revived Kalingang QC program, according to Mayor Joy Belmonte.

QC sends breast milk for babies at Caloocan’s Tala Hospital

The Quezon City Human Milk Bank (QCHMB) has recently extended its services to in-need babies admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) of Tala Hospital, Caloocan City.

19 loose firearms seized in Sulu

Jolo, Sulu - The longstanding coordination between military forces and key leaders in the Municipality of Omar, Sulu led to the turnover of 19 rifles on Friday, August 13, at the 1101st Infantry Brigade (1101 Bde) Headquarters in Brgy. Samak, Talipao.

Bello flexes ILO role, presses democratization

Only by democratizing the International Labor Organization (ILO) can it truly set global labor standards to advance social and economic justice for the working people of the world, Labor Sec. Silvestre Bello III said on Sunday (Aug. 15).

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