Caritas Philippines has called on Filipinos to rally behind the Commission on Audit (COA) which bared several deficiencies in the financial management of different government agencies. Bishop Jose Colin Bagaforo of Kidapawan, National director of Caritas Philippines. (CBCP/ MANILA BULLETIN) "We...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday pressed Lloyd Christopher Lao, a former aide of Sen. Christopher “Bong” Go, to explain to the Senate the circumstances behind the Department of Health’s (DOH) transfer of P42.4-billion budget to the Department of Budget and Management’s...
Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar, chief of the Philippine National Police (PNP), ordered on Thursday, August 19, all major police units to coordinate closely with their respective resident auditors and immediately act on the observations and recommendations of the Commission on Audit (COA) to ensure...
If they don’t win the national elections next year, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV on Thursday, August 19, swore that President Duterte and his “Davao group” will go “straight to prison.” Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (Czar Dancel / MANILA BULLETIN) In a Facebook post, the...
Philippine National Police chief Gen. Guillermo Lorenzo Eleazar felt the heat of social media bashing after he was perceived to have defended Health Secretary Francisco Duque III over the P67 billion fund that was flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA). During the Kapihan sa Manila Bay forum,...
Senate President Vicente Sotto III could not help but also suspect irregularities in the Department of Health's (DOH) insistence that face shields should still be used with face masks. Senate President Vicente 'Tito' Sotto III (Alvin Kasiban/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) Sotto reacted to his...
The Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) has labeled as "misleading" the news reports saying that only a measly 1 percent of its P5.56-billion fund for public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic ended up being...
The Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said the 160 million fund flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA) was spent for various scholarship and livelihood programs for former members of the communist terrorist groups who decided to return to the government’s fold,...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Wednesday, August 18, hit Health Secretary Francisco Duque III's wailing about being flagged by state auditors for his agency's deficiencies in spending COVID-19 funds. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate of the Philippines) At the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee's hearing,...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Department of Agriculture (DA) for billions of unspent funds and accounting "irregularities" prompting several farmers’ groups to slam the government agency led by Agriculture Secretary William Dar. Agriculture Secretary William Dar (Photo courtesy of...
House Deputy Speaker Rufus Rodriguez on Wednesday, August 18 thumbed down Health Secretary Francisco Duque III’s claim the Department of Health (DOH) has been destroyed by the Commission on Audit’s (COA) report on the alleged mishandling of the P67.3-billion COVID-19 funds. The Cagayan de Oro...
Shouldn't Health Secretary Francisco Duque III be suspended, at least, over the reported deficiencies of his agency in spending COVID-19 funds? Secretary Francisco Duque III Senator Grace Poe posed this question as the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee opened its inquiry on the Department of Health's...
