The Commission on Audit has never “flagged or flogged” any government agency as claimed by President Rodrigo Duterte but will remain faithful to its constitutional mandate to audit financial transactions and expenditures of all government agencies and instrumentalities. Chairman Michael...
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...
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...
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...
House Deputy Speaker and Antique Rep. Loren Legarda has expressed disappointment over the initial findings of the Commission on Audit (COA) on the Department of Health's (DOH) handling of the COVID-19 response funds. Antique representatiive and House Deputy Speaker Loren Legarda (Courtesy of Rep....
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...
The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) emphasized its fiscal diligence on Modnay, Aug. 16 amid what an official described as "selective" news reporting of the Commission on Audit's (COA) 2020 audit report on the agency. DOLE Director Rolly Francia (File photo/ Screengrab from Zoom meeting)...
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...
Transport group Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Operators Nationwide (PISTON) prodded on Monday, Aug. 16, the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to immediately release the funds intended for drivers and operators affected by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19)...
Malacañang said it was letting Congress conduct a probe on the "deficiencies" the Commission on Audit (COA) had discovered in the management of some P67.32 billion in coronavirus (COVID-19) funds entrusted to the Department of Health (DOH) in 2020. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS /...
The House Makabayan Bloc on Monday, August 16 filed House Resolution 2129 proposing a thorough congressional inquiry into the “grave inefficiency, gross incompetence and criminal negligence” allegedly committed by the Department of Health (DOH) in its management of P67.32 billion in funds to...
