Expensive working dogs purchased by government agencies in-charge of public security and safety may now be sold or adopted as pet by dog lovers. Dogs trained This was learned after the Commission on Audit issued recently the guidelines for the proper mode of disposable for unserviceable working...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has disallowed another set of tax credit certificates (TCCs) granted to several textile companies, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. In a report by the COA Special Audits Office to Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III, the commission said it has disallowed new...
The Senate Finance subcommittee on Tuesday, Oct. 12 swiftly approved the Commission on Audit’s (COA) proposed P14.463-billion budget for 2022. Senator Sonny Angara, chair of the Senate finance panel, automatically endorsed COA”s proposed funding to the plenary after no senators interpellated or...
The Commission on Audit has flagged the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Program of popular tourist destination Boracay island. Boracay Island State auditors raised serious issues on the implementation of the SWMP after conducting a special audit on the collection and utilization of the...
A retired labor attache’s neglect to demand payment for differentials in payment of allowances during his stint abroad has cost him nearly P2-million in money claims from government. 4C066E0A-F172-4FC2-A79E-EBEC6BE79E53_4_5005_c In a recent decision, the Commission on Audit-Commission Proper...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has cleared former Puerto Princesa City Mayor Edward Hagedorn of liability for allegedly violating 13 years ago the strict requirements of publication of projects up for public bidding in connection with two city government infrastructure contracts involving some P44...
The chairman of the House Committee on Public Accounts lauded on Thursday, Oct. 7 the decision of the Commission on Audit to suspend action on complaints against 2022 election candidates that may require the creation of fraud or special audit teams. 905CB334-6AE9-4BDC-A191-62BD3755A77A Probinsyano...
The Commission on Audit has suspended the creation of teams that will be tasked to conduct fraud and special audit based on complaints or petitions against all politicians who have filed their respective certificate of candidacy for the May 9, 2022 elections....
Leonor Briones, secretary of the Department of Education, has been chosen as Lifetime Contributor Awardee by the Board of Judges of Asia CEO Awards 2021. “Education must continue,” are the words that the education secretary is recently most known by. While education in many countries ground...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has started conducting a special audit on the controversial contracts entered into by the Department of Budget and Management’s Procurement Service (DBM-PS) with Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation. Commission on Audit COA chairman Michael Aguinaldo confirmed this...
The Supreme Court did not escape eagle-eyed auditors of the Commission on Audit as they flagged slow utilization of available funds made available by government for the HIgh Court's operations last year. Supreme Court logo COA released Monday, Sept. 27 the 2020 Annual Audit Report of the HIgh...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said the “root cause” of its billions of unobligated funds last year was the COVID-19 pandemic, following the request of the private sector for the Agriculture Secretary William Dar to explain the findings of Commission on Audit (COA) on the agency’s...
