The Department of Health (DOH) is allowed to provide the Commission on Audit with the documents related to the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines, as stated in the non-disclosure agreements (NDA) with the suppliers, said DOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire.
The Department of Health is allowed to provide the Commission on Audit with the documents related to the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines, as stated in the non-disclosure agreements with the suppliers, saidDOH officer-in-charge Maria Rosario Vergeire.
In contrast, according to COA chairman Gamaliel Cordoba, former Health Secretary Francisco Duque III wrote to the state auditors that the DOHDuring the hearing on his ad interim appointment, Cordoba said that the COA legal office position was that they were not bound by the NDAs. DOH said they were the ones who sent the letter to the COA in September to request the special audit, and chose COA to be its auditing firm in the agreements.
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