PINABULAANAN ni Quezon Gov. Danilo Suarez ang kumakalat na isyu tungkol sa kinukuwestiyong COVID response funds sa lalawigan.
Ayon kay Suarez, ang Commission on Audit (COA) report ay noong year-end 2019 pa gayung taong 2020 nang manalasa ang deadly coronavirus sa bansa.
“To be clear and factual, the cited report is based on a COA report for year-end 2019. Covid is a 2020 phenomenon for Quezon and the Philippines. In 2019, no Covid response funds were released by the province as there were no recorded cases at that time,” ani Suarez.
Ayon pa sa gobernador, ang P102,131,89.29 ay tumutukoy sa mga nagpapatuloy na proyekto sa mga local government unit at sa lalawigan, na pinondohan ng iba’t ibang ahensya ng pambansang pamahalaan, at naghihintay nang matapos.
Kailangan aniyang makumpleto muna ang mga proyekto bago ang huling liquidation.
“Mention has also been made regarding the slow vaccine rate in the province. Much as we’d like to hire more vaccinators, because of the budget that the Sangguian Panlalawigan re-enacted despite the dire needs of the times, we are limited and cannot hire new employees,” paglilinaw pa ni Suarez.
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