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The Report dated 30 March 2020 appears to be a perfunctory compliance by President Duterte with the weekly reportorial requirement imposed by the “Bayanihan Act”.
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It contains lengthy restatements of the (a) guidelines for implementation under the Memorandum dated 28 March 2020 issued by the Executive Secretary; and (b) grant of powers to the President under Sec. 4 of R.A. No. 11469.
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It is a mere reiteration of the various prior actions pursued and implemented by the President and government agencies before the effectivity of R.A. No. 11469 on March 26, 2020.
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There is no disclosure of the specific funds in the 2019 General Appropriations Act and 2020 General Appropriations Act which are projected to be discontinued, reprogrammed, reallocated, or realigned to address the COVID-19 pandemic.
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There is no validation of the social/labor amelioration benefits which have been actually received by intended beneficiaries nationwide.
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There is no disclosure of the specific and total funds already disbursed and/or projected to be disbursed for the purchase of test kits, personal protective equipment, facial masks, sanitary gloves, medicines and other supplies and equipment, and their distribution to end users.
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There is also no report on the donations, both local and foreign, which are to be facilitated and prioritized pursuant to Sec. 4(j) of the Act.
- It also appears that the copies of the President's Report sent to the Senate and the House of Representatives are not signed by the President or by any official on his behalf, although the covering letter of Executive Sectrary Medialdea dated 30 March 2020 is signed by Sec. Medialdea.
EDCEL C. LAGMAN