The provincial government of Mountain Province in the Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) has exposed to risks in case of fire or other incidents its P275.4 million worth of property, plant and equipment (PPE) due to its failure to secure insurance, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its...
The proposed office for persons with disability (PWDs) in Bontoc town, Mountain Province lacked the proper architectural facilities or structural features to enhance the mobility, safety, and welfare of its intended beneficiaries, the Commission on Audit (COA) said in its audit report. ...
Delays in the implementation of the priority programs and projects in 2023 by the Cotabato City local government caused "shortfalls in the delivery of services and benefits intended to alleviate the socio-economic conditions of the city's residents," the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian questioned on Wednesday, March 20, the presence of alleged "ghost students" in the country's Senior High School Voucher Program (SHS-VP). Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian seeks to correct the Department of Education's (DepEd) implementation of the Senior High School Voucher...
ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo has accused the National Food Authority (NFA) and the Commission on Audit (COA) of being "in cahoots" with each other on the issue of...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has aired concerns over the inability of Pinagkaisa Realty Corporation (PRC), a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC), to generate income. In the 2023 annual audit report on PRC released on Feb. 27, the COA said “the PRC has been operating without a...
The government signed an order to overhaul the decades-old guidelines for the sale and disposal of government properties. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and the Commission on Audit (COA) have inked the Joint Circular on the Revised Manual on the Disposal of Government Properties....
Former lawmaker and spokesman of the Office of the Vice President (OVP) Barry Gutierrez expressed support for former senator Antonio Trillanes IV’s call for a special audit by the Commission on Audit (COA) on Davao City 1st District Rep. Paolo Duterte’s P51-billion allocation during the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has advised the National Housing Authority (NHA) to screen strictly Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) and Philippine National Police (PNP) members who apply in the Government Employees Housing Program (GEHP) intended for low-salaried personnel. NHA's laxity, COA...
Sen. Alan Peter Cayetano floated the idea of pre-auditing government projects under the Commission on Audit (COA) as it can be seen to aid the commission in enhancing its effectiveness and efficiency in carrying out its mandate. “Over the years, since the 1987 Constitution, COA has found the...
For the past six years ending in 2022, the House of Representatives (HREP) had received clean audit reports from the Commission on Audit (COA). “For CY (calendar year) 2022 and prior years, no Notice of Suspension, Notice of Disallowance, and Notice of Charge was issued,” COA said in its 2022...
Quezon City, with assets of P443.4 billion in 2022, is still the richest city in the Philippines. Cebu province is the wealthiest with assets of P235.7 billion, while Carmona (which became a city in July 2023) in Cavite was the richest municipality in 2022 with assets of P6.5 billion. Makati City...
