The Commission on Audit (COA) has warned local government units against paying their employees less than the mandated P5,000 net monthly take home pay. COA cited the case of Agusan del Norte's 57 provincial employees whose net take home salaries in 2023 were less than the mandated P5,000. It...
Only three out of the 54 vehicles and motorized equipment owned by Gapan City in Nueva Ecija are registered with the Land Transportation Office (LTO) in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. Also, COA said that on top of non-registration, most of the vehicles and motorized equipment were not...
The province of Northern Samar failed to remit a total of P58 million in taxes and mandatory contributions to agencies such as the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), Pag-IBIG, and PhilHealth in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its 2023 annual...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has blamed Pampanga provincial officials for the loss in 2023 of P9.3 million worth of food products due to "insufficient controls in the safekeeping, custody, and warehousing." In its 2023 annual audit report (AAR), COA disclosed that the province suffered a qualified...
The Commission on Audit (COA) said that the province of Camarines Sur should treat its P160 million Vetiver grass in its plantation project as "biological assets" instead of charging the funds to its agricultural supplies account. Internationally-published articles state, among other things, that...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has found as "unauthorized" and "doubtful" the P42.1 million fees and charges imposed by the Cabanatuan City government in Nueva Ecija to its taxpayers in 2023 for lack of appropriate city ordinances. In its 2023 annual audit report, COA said that Cabanatuan City has...
The Caramoan Resort Project of Camarines Sur province earned P14.66 million in 2023 but it spent P23.89 for operational expenses and, thus, incurred losses of P9.23 million, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its 2023 annual audit report, COA said that other revenues collected for the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has questioned Camarines Norte provincial officials on the distribution of 52 emergency and rescue vehicles without adopting procedures in the selection and evaluation of the prospective barangay recipients. COA said that Camarines Norte purchased 53 vehicles in...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded the administrators of hospitals owned by the provincial government of Camarines Norte to dispose of their medical wastes properly to safeguard people's health and the environment. The reminder, contained in COA's annual audit reports, was issued to...
The provincial government of Albay has failed to properly turn over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) a P54 million building for use as temporary shelter to children in conflict with the law, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its annual audit report, COA said that...
Twelve executives of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) were the top highest paid government officials in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said In its 2023 Report on Salaries and Alloances made public last May 2, COA said that BSP Governor Governor Eli M. Semolina Jr. is now the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the province of Masbate over the P131 million "unliquidated cash advances" (CAs) granted to various officials and employees in 2023. In its 2023 annual audit report (AAR), COA said the cash advances were composed of three categories -- advances for payroll...
