The Commission on Audit (COA) has cautioned local government units (LGUs) against "unnecessary" expenditures for repairs of vehicles that are "beyond economic repair." The COA said: "The amount paid for the repair of the vehicle could be put into waste, as it can be expected that the vehicle, which...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged Vice President Sara Duterte's usage of ₱73.28 million out of the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) ₱125 million confidential funds, which...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has required the City of Cabadbaran in Agusan del Norte to return to the national treasury the P20.7 million balance out of the P55 million the city received from Local Government Support Fund for Covid-19 Financial Assistance (LGSF). In its 2023 audit report, the COA...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the municipality of Mapun in Tawi-Tawi over its P8.82 million outright expenses in 2023 without first setting up an inventory account. The lapse cast doubt on the propriety of the transactions, the COA said in its 2023 audit report on the municipality. It...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Noel Pabalate/ MANILA BULLETIN) It's too early to say whether or not the Commission on Audit's (COA) findings on the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) usage of confidential and intelligence funds (CIF)...
Deputy Minority Leader Bagong Henerasyon Party-list Rep. Bernadette Herrera A ranking congresswoman has told the Commission on Audit (COA) to keep a closer eye on its oversight of earmarked revenues, particularly Spectrum User Fees...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has denied the petition of former Philippine Southeast Asian Games Organizing Committee (PHILSOC) President Jose "Peping" S. Cojuangco Jr. who sought relief from the notice of disallowance (ND) over the P27.2 million used for the 2005 Southeast Asian (SEA) Games....
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Appropriations has issued on Tuesday, Aug. 13, a subpoena duces tecum requiring the Commission on Audit (COA) to submit to the panel the audit report on the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded local government units (LGUs) to implement their septage management systems mandated under Republic Act No. 9275, the Philippine Clean Water Act of 2004, to assure their constitutents of better water quality. The COA said that RA 9275 mandates all LGUs to...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) was granted a positive remark by the Commission on Audit (COA) for its financial statements for 2023. In a statement issued Wednesday, BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio welcomed the COA’s annual audit report which gives the agency an “unmodified opinion” on the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out Ungkaya Pukan town in Basilan on the municipality's purchases of P5.9 million worth of supplies and materials that were treated as "outright expenses" without coursing them through the inventory account. In its 2023 audit report, the COA cited Section...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has lauded the town of Pavia in Iloilo for registering a "high utilization rate of 90 percent" of its total available disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) funds and, thus, strengthened the municipality's capability in mitigating disasters. In its 2023 annual...
