The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the municipality of Mapun in Tawi-Tawi over its P8.82 million outright expenses in 2023 without first setting up an inventory account. The lapse cast doubt on the propriety of the transactions, the COA said in its 2023 audit report on the municipality. It...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded local government units (LGUs) to implement their septage management systems mandated under Republic Act No. 9275, the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004, to assure their constitutents of better water quality. The COA said that RA 9275 mandates all LGUs to...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out Ungkaya Pukan town in Basilan on the municipality's purchases of P5.9 million worth of supplies and materials that were treated as "outright expenses" without coursing them through the inventory account. In its 2023 audit report, the COA cited Section...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has lauded the town of Pavia in Iloilo for registering a "high utilization rate of 90 percent" of its total available disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) funds and, thus, strengthened the municipality's capability in mitigating disasters. In its 2023 annual...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has directed the municipality of Turtle Islands in Tawi-Tawi to set up a responsibility center for its gender and development (GAD) Focal Point System (GFPS) for the accounting and monitoring of GAD-related expenses and financial transactions. In its 2023 audit on...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has tasked local government units (LGUs) to issue guidelines on the use of donated goods and financial assistance, and to assure all disbursements are supported with proper documentation. In cited the case of Pamplona town in Cagayan province on the disposal of the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) said the failure of Butuan City to implement seven projects worth P92.5 million in 2023 deprived its constitutents of their socio-economic benefits. In its annual report, the COA said the seven projects that were not implemented were the Construction of Mandamo Water...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded local government units (LGUs) against the grant of overtime pay to employees who are not qualified for payment of overtime work and disbursement of overtime funds without appropriations. In its audit report, the COA cited the case of Claveria town in...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has questioned the grant of P452,000 in productivity incentive benefit and communication allowances by the Lemery town in Iloilo to its officials and employees "despite the absence of legal basis." In its 2023 annual audit report, the COA said the expenditure by the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has warned local government units (LGUs) against the use of open dumpsites for waste disposal due to "significant safety, health, and life hazards they pose to the local population." The COA cited the case of Aleosan town in Cotabato which is still using its open...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has admonished the provincial officials of Sorsogon in the distribution in 2023 of P37.7 million worth of relief goods which were not adequately supported with documents or promptly reported. In its 2023 audit report, the COA said the provincial government's failure to...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has chided the officials of Maimbung town in Sulu over the incomplete documentations of awarded contracts and payments for infrastructure projects as it lamented that the issues have been "a matter of great concern for several years already." "Despite repeated...
