MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Health (DOH) assured Friday that the P9-billion Bayanihan funds for the construction of health infrastructure amid the COVID-19 pandemic were properly accounted for.
This comes after Sen. Risa Hontiveros urged the DOH to account for the funds allotted for makeshift hospitals and isolation facilities amid reports that hospitals are being overwhelmed by the number of COVID-19 patients.
According to the DOH, the funds were used to construct temporary isolation and quarantine facilities, field hospitals, and dormitories, and to expand the capacity of government hospitals through the procurement of various medical equipment.
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