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...
The laptops and gadgets procured by the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) under its Digital Education Program (DEP) were untended to assist its partner local government units (LGUs) to boost ICT-enabled education during the coronavirus pandemic. (DICT / MANILA BULLETIN)...
A multi-sectoral group hit the Department of Health (DOH) for "deficiencies" in P67-billion coronavirus disease (COVID-19) funds, saying it's a "clear disregard" for people's health and wellbeing. (ALI VICOY / MANILA BULLETIN) The DOH has been under public scrutiny recently after the Commission on...
In near tears during a congressional hearing on Tuesday, August 16, Health Secretary Francisco Duque III accused the Commission on Audit of destroying the good image of the Department of Health with the latter’s release of an audit report detailing serious adverse findings in the disbursement by...
President Duterte cannot exempt government agencies from auditing procedures or encourage them from defying the Commission on Audit (COA) which is performing its sole mandate of being the state auditing agency. “The COA is an independent, constitutional body designed to check on the president and...
President Duterte issued no threats against the Commission on Audit (COA) after it released an audit report on how the Department of Health (DOH) managed its funds for the pandemic response, Malacañang said Tuesday. President Rodrigo Duterte delivers a public address from Davao City on August...
The Securities and Exchange Commission announced that qualified investment companies from the Philippines may now offer their shares to Malaysia, Singapore, and Thailand, and vice versa. This comes after the SEC’s issuance of new rules that will support the implementation of the ASEAN Collective...
Senate Majority Leader Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Tuesday defended the Commission on Audit (COA) after President Duterte told his Cabinet to ignore the state auditors’ report after flagging the deficiencies in the Department of Health’s (DOH) handling of the P67-billion worth of COVID-19...
More than 200 individuals passed the August 2021 Mining Engineer Licensure Examination. PRC/MB On Monday, August 16, the Professional Regulation Commission (PRC) announced that 206 out of 274 passed the said examination given by the Board of Mining Engineering in Baguio, Cebu, Cotabato and Legazpi....
Senior members of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, August 16 slammed President Rodrigo Duterte’s attacks against the Commission on Audit, saying that subverting the agency’s independence is a clear violation of the Constitution. 4C066E0A-F172-4FC2-A79E-EBEC6BE79E53_4_5005_c In separate...
DOH/MB Health Secretary Francisco Duque III still has “solid support” among the staff of the Department of Health (DOH), an official of the embattled agency said on Tuesday, August 17. DOH Undersecretary Leopoldo Vega made the statement amid fresh calls for Duque to resign from his position...
State auditors flagged various transactions that covered the utilization of P7.2 billion COVID-19 funds for the Basic Education Learning Continuity Plan (BE-LCP) implemented by the Department of Education. Basic education under COVID-19 situation The Commission on Audit disclosed in the...
