The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered the Eastern Visayas Medical Center (EVMC) in Tacloban City to pay P1.12 million to Endure Medical, Inc. (EMI) for purchases of drugs, medicines, and intravenous fluids from 2014 to 2016. In its petition for money claim, EMI sought the payment of P1.35...
“Gutom ka ba sa good governance? Heto, matuto sa Pasig! (Do you want good governance? Learn from Pasig)." This was stated by former Commission on Audit (COA) Commissioner Heidi Mendoza following the inauguration of new electric minibuses worth P19,948,000 by the Pasig local government,...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) on Sunday, March 22, clarified that audit figures circulating online refer to accumulated observations over several years—not solely for 2024—while outlining steps taken to resolve the findings. In a statement, CHED said the amounts cited pertain to...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) on Friday, Jan. 30, rejected claims on social media that portrayed findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) as alleged proof of corruption within the organization. Colonel Xerxes Trinidad, chief of AFP public affairs office, said certain social media users...
The Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) said it is tightening financial controls and enforcing accountability after the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged P201.86 million in unliquidated cash advances and P72.86 million in unauthorized bank accounts in its 2024 audit. In a statement on Monday,...
The Commission on Higher Education (CHED) announced it has launched an internal review and pledged full cooperation with investigators following a Commission on Audit (COA) report flagging P20 billion in unliquidated and delayed education subsidy grants under the Tertiary Education Subsidy (TES)...
The Commission on Audit (COA) reported that the Taguig City government missed its overall revenue projections in 2024 by P2.18 billion or 11.74 percent due to accounts which fell short in collections. COA issued its annual audit reports for local government units (LGUs) and government agencies...
Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Vince Dizon on Monday, Dec. 15, installed new directors of the Bulacan 1st District Engineering Office. With the new appointments, Dizon said the office must take immediate action to end persistent flooding that has long plagued residents....
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) maintained that the issues raised by the Commission on Audit (COA) regarding supposed deficiencies found in the office’s fiscal management were “primarily administrative in nature” and that there was no wastage of government funds. In a statement on...
Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro criticized the office of Vice President Sara Duterte after it was flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA) for “deficiencies in documentation” on the distributed welfare goods worth P110.1 million in 2024. The COA report,...
Malacañang said the Office of the President (OP) has already sent demand letters to collect the outstanding bills from agencies as early as April and May. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said this after the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the over P14 million...
Senator Joseph Victor “JV” Ejercito on Tuesday, October 14 called on the Commission on Audit (COA) to investigate the alleged involvement of some of its resident auditors in the multi-billion peso anomalous flood control projects. During the Senate’s hearing into the proposed budget of COA...
