The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee has asked the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) to look into the financial dealings of Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation as lawmakers doubted that it can take on billions-worth of government contracts. Pharmally Pharmaceutical Corporation Huang Tzu Yen attends...
The country's third telco, Dito Telecommunity Corp., has passed the technical audit for its second year commitment to state regulators and expects to haul in five to six million subscribers by yearend. Dito-Telecommunity-1 "The quality of our network is quite impressive," noted DITO Chief...
State-run Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor) said its uncollected receivables from Philippine offshore gaming operation (POGO) was a result of intensive fight against illegal online gambling. Philippine Offshore Gaming Operation In a statement, the government’s gaming regulator said...
The Department of Education (DepEd) gained a satisfactory mark on 2020 Commission of Audit (COA) report. (Photo from DepEd) "Based on this year's audit report, the Department has delivered an increase in the implementation of the compliance report through the substantial decrease in the...
Cebu Pacific (CEB) once again passed the International Air Transport Association's (IATA) Operational Safety Audit (IOSA), proof that it complies with global aviation safety standard. DSCN0888 The IOSA Audit involves the highest level of safety practices and scrutinizes an airline's operational...
Presidential spokesman Harry Roque on Tuesday, September 7, maintained that the Commission on Audit (COA) has jurisdiction to conduct a special audit on the Philippine Red Cross (PRC), which is chaired by Senator Richard Gordon who recently got embroiled in a verbal tussle with President Duterte....
President Duterte's intention to "audit" the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) is justified, as far as his spokesman and fellow lawyer Harry Roque is concerned. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque (Screenshot from Facebook live) Roque, in a virtual press briefing Monday, Sept. 6, described the Senator...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday, September 6, called on the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) to immediately collect from Philippine offshore gaming operators (POGO) the P1.36 billion they owe the government. Senator Risa Hontiveros (Senate PRIB) Hontiveros issued the appeal...
San Jose del Monte City Rep. Florida “Rida” Robes on Sunday, Sept. 5 urged President Rodrigo Duterte to certify as urgent a bill that would revive the pre-audit system for government expenditures. Commission on Audit Logo3 Robes, chairperson of the House Committee on People’s Participation,...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go has appealed to lawmakers to pursue its investigation into the alleged discrepancies in the Department of Health’s (DOH) utilization of its COVID-19 funds, but without hampering the government’s pandemic response efforts. “Ngayon, nasa public health emergency...
The Commission on Audit’s admission of experiencing difficulty in auditing confidential and intelligence funds disbursements has made it necessary for Congress to pass the bill creating a joint congressional oversight body to examine multi-billion peso allocations for the said program. Malacanang...
Government programs that sought to address the 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic ‘contributed greatly to the net increase” of P472.572 billion in the country’s external debt in 2020, the Commission on Audit (COA) has revealed. COVID 19 tests In its 2020 Consolidated Audit Report on...
