P423M funds for RH-type projects missing — Sotto
By Gerry Baldo 05/11/2011Some P423 million in government funds intended for the implementation of family planning programs during the previous administration similar to those proposed under the Reproductive Health (RH) bill has gone missing, raising the spectre of the possible misappropriations being repeated under the controversial measure pending in Congress, Senate Majority Leader Vicente Sotto III said yesterday.
He added that millions of pesos intended for similar programs sought by the RH bill are already being appropriated to the Department of Health (DoH) through its Maternal, Neonatal and Child Health and Nutrition program but have not reached their intended targets..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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