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 Higher Education (CHED) on Tuesday, July 9, welcomed the “unqualified opinion” from the Commission on Audit (COA) for its financial statement submitted for the fiscal year 2023. (CHED / MB Visual Content Group) “When I assumed CHED Chairmanship in 2018, I initiated serious...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has affirmed the P131.5 million notice of disallowance (ND) issued in 2012 on the purchase in 2009 by the Philippine National Polide (PNP) of 75 units of rubber boats and 93 units of outboard motors. In a decision, the COA denied the petition for review filed by...
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 ruled there was "no illegal use" by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) of its P15 million confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) in 2013 as it lifted the Notice of Disallowance (ND) it had earlier issued. In an eight page ruling, the COA granted...
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...
