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Published February 24, 2021, 7:52 PM
There is no need to conduct a special audit of all the funds that would be spent under the implementation of the proposed law expediting the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines if the Commission on Audit will examine purchases through regular audit process.
Quirino Rep. Junie Cua
Quirino Rep. Junie Cua said auditing rules still apply under Senate Bill 2057 or the proposed COVID-19 Vaccination Program Act of 2021, which the House of Representatives adopted Tuesday night.
“Once you use government funds (to purchase), it will definitely pass the scrutiny of state auditors,” Cua said during an online press briefing, when asked if there is a need for a special audit on the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines.
February 23, 2021
Immunization of the population expected to begin with the approval of the COVID-19 vaccination program bill Angara
The Senate has approved on third and final reading the bill that would facilitate the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines by the government.
Senator Sonny Angara, who sponsored Senate Bill 2057 as chairman of the Committee on Finance, welcomed the speedy approval of the measure, which he said will remove the obstacles to the delivery of some of the first doses of COVID-19 vaccines to the country and hasten the inoculation of Filipinos across the country.
A total of 22 senators voted to approve the measure, with no negative votes and no abstentions.
With 22 affirmative votes, the Senate approved on third and final reading the bill that will expedite the government’s procurement and administration of COVID-19 vaccines to Filipinos.
(Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP)
Sen. Juan Edgardo “Sonny” Angara, chair and sponsor of Senate Bill No. 2057 o
Published February 22, 2021, 9:26 AM
The Sandiganbayan has acquitted former Cagayan Gov. Edgar Ramones Lara of two graft charges in connection with the construction of the P213.7 million Cagayan Town Center (CTC) that was primarily funded out of the proceeds of the province’s bonds floatation in 2001.
Sandiganbayan (MANILA BULLETIN)
In a decision promulgated on Feb. 19, 2021, the Sandiganbayan ruled that the prosecutors of the Office of the Ombudsman “failed to prove beyond reasonable doubt” that Lara violated Section 3 (e) of Republic Act No. 3019, the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act.
The anti-graft court also ruled that “no civil liability may be adjudged against the accused (Lara) as the act or omission from which the civil liability might arise did not exist.”