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The Commission on Audit (COA) said the Supreme Court (SC) has agreed to close seven bank accounts with P268.3 million in deposits but have been inactive since 2015.
It said the inactive or dormant bank accounts have been flagged down by the COA in its 2021 audit report.
A pregnant woman at an evacuation centre in Datu Piang, Mindanao. Early marriage often results in early pregnancy, say health experts
According to the 2008 National Health and Demographic Survey, the maternal mortality rate in ARMM is twice as high as the national average of 162 per 100,000 live births.
ARMM has a high unmet need for family planning, with the lowest contraceptive prevalence rate for modern methods at 9.9 percent and traditional methods at 5.2 percent.
On average, six out of 10 births take place at home under the supervision of a traditional birth attendant, but in ARMM, that figure is nine out of 10 births, the survey states.