The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said on Tuesday, July 5, that the unused Covid-19 funds that were flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA) were already turned over to the national treasury. “Aside from the contact tracers being given by the DILG out of our appropriations,
Newly designated Interior Secretary Benhur Abalos yesterday vowed to “learn from the lessons of the past” in terms of contact tracing efforts after the Commission on Audit flagged the department for underutilizing its COVID-19 response funds.