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Health Sec. Francisco Duque III says he is "disheartened" and hurt with the "baseless" accusation of Sen. Pacquiao regarding the alleged rampant corruption in the DOH, says dep't is ready to cooperate with govt's auditing efforts. | via @jobmanahan

@jobmanahan Duque: “While we are disheartened by these baseless accusations from our government officials, we submit ourselves to inquiries from legislators as this is a part of the checks and balances in our government." | via @jobmanahan

@jobmanahan Duque: I have always been a champion of good governance and the DOH has always been transparent with regard to our fund utilization. | via @jobmanahan

@jobmanahan Duque: Kung ang tanong ay kung handa kaming ipakita kung saan napunta ang pondo, handang handa po kami. We submit reports to concerned government agencies and even the Senate. | via @jobmanahan

@jobmanahan Duque: Ang utang po natin para sa bakuna ay naipaliwanag na noon ng DOF sa Senate Committee of the Whole hearing -- ang inutang na pondo ay diretsong napupunta sa vaccine manufacturer mula sa funding agency. | via @jobmanahan

@jobmanahan The country's health chief also pointed out that money from funding agencies does not directly go to the DOH or government. | via @jobmanahan