{"id":250759,"date":"2020-04-01T06:56:17","date_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:56:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=250759"},"modified":"2020-04-01T06:56:17","modified_gmt":"2020-04-01T10:56:17","slug":"duterte-orders-ocd-to-consolidate-donations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/01\/duterte-orders-ocd-to-consolidate-donations\/","title":{"rendered":"Duterte orders OCD to consolidate donations"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: President Rodrigo Roa Duterte at the Malaca\u00f1an Palace on March 12, 2020. RICHARD MADELO\/PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 President Rodrigo Duterte ordered that donated medicines and medical supplies to address the 2019 coronavirus disease (Covid-19) shall be coordinated with and transmitted to the Office of Civil Defense (OCD) for consolidation.<\/p>\n

On March 31, Duterte signed Administrative Order No. 27 establishing a framework for the acceptance, management, distribution, and delivery of all medicines, medical equipment and supplies, and other health products donated to the Philippines to address Covid-19.<\/p>\n

In signing the order, Duterte recognized that donations \u201care not intended to gain favors or to influence government action but are acts of altruism and generosity of Filipinos, non-government entities, foreign nationals, and foreign governments.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAll donations to the National Government or the DOH (Department of Health) of medicines, medical equipment and supplies, and other health products intended to address the Covid-19 situation, whether received or accepted from foreign governments, private entities, non-governmental organizations, or any group or individual, shall be coordinated with and transmitted to the OCD for consolidation,\u201d the order read.<\/p>\n

The order does not apply to donations of food items, accommodation, transportation, and other basic necessities. These donations will be allowed without need of consolidation in the OCD.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch donations, however, shall be immediately reported by these recipient agencies and instrumentalities to the OCD in connection with the authority of the latter to allocate assets under Section 2 (Inventory and allocations of donations) of this Order,\u201d it added.<\/p>\n

Under the order, the OCD is directed to prepare an inventory of all the donations to the national government and to DOH that would be consolidated.<\/p>\n

The OCD will also coordinate with concerned government agencies to determine which health facilities, beneficiary groups or establishments in the country, public or private, to give the donations to.<\/p>\n

The office will also keep a record of the direct donations reported by the recipient agencies and instrumentalities to assess the need of such recipient agencies for further assistance from the OCD.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, the Department of National Defense will provide the necessary logistical support to the OCD for consolidation, distribution, and delivery of the donations to beneficiary facilities, groups or establishments.<\/p>\n

Peace adviser Carlito Galvez Jr., chief implementer of the national policy against Covid-19, will also be tasked to oversee the consolidation, management, inventory, recording, and distribution of these donations.<\/p>\n

All other departments, bureaus, offices, agencies and instrumentalities of the national government were directed to render all the necessary assistance to the OCD.<\/p>\n

The OCD will have to prepare a weekly report to the Office of the President on all actions taken in relation to the order.<\/p>\n

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Duterte signed the “Bayanihan to Heal as One Act” or Republic Act No. 11469 on March 24, declaring a state of national emergency over the entire country and giving him special powers to address to pandemic.<\/p>\n

R.A. 11469 allows Duterte to ensure that the donation, acceptance, distribution of health products intended to address Covid-19 are not unnecessarily delayed and that health products for donation which duly certified by the regulatory agency or accredited third countries with established regulations are automatically cleared.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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