Comments on: COVID-19’s Impact on Strategic Health Purchasing: Lessons from the Philippines

By: Dan

Dan — Wed, 25 May 2022 10:55:50 +0000

In reply to Xsimplex. Sure, it may have helped lots at the time, but what happens when the government prints billions of pesos and gives it away? What we're seeing now: inflation. Oh and upcoming food shortages due to lack of fertilizer from sanctions, and higher food prices across the table.

By: Xsimplex

Xsimplex — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 14:02:58 +0000

The Bayanihan Act in the Philippines really helped a lot of families. Lockdown was strictly imposed though, life matters most than economy.

By: Nerissa

Nerissa — Wed, 17 Nov 2021 03:27:10 +0000

Procurement in times of emergencies in order to be responsive and of value is undoubtedly a major abundance even reactive disbursement transaction. If policies and guidelines were missing ( from PhilHealth side ) the advisory not the usual attest or compliance check review functions by COA should have been sought to help Philhealth align to so called principle “disbursements by intended results ( or impact your your term ). COA by tradition doing mainly the post audit approach ( after the transaction ) should have been involved in the pre audit process ( actively involved while the transaction was being pursued ) to fill the missing gaps in policies and detailed manifested in Philhealth’s actions. Recognizing that COA also has its advisory role ( proactive ) to help manage the emergency needs of all pandemic stakeholders independently performed along side the attest/compliance check ( ( reactive ) role could have been opportunistically supportive to determining impact of the C19 response.