The Commission on Audit (COA) has affirmed its notice of disallowance (ND) on the P4 million paid by the province of Iloilo for "excessive" electricity consumption from December 2009 to April 2010. However, the COA granted the petitions of two provincial officials to exdlude them from liability in...
Vice President Sara Duterte (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) House of Representatives members have highlighted the alleged misuse of P375 million worth of confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) on the part of the Office of the Vice President...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out the Department of Education (DepEd) over its unsettled P12.297 billion notices of disallowances and suspensions, and the "substantial accumulated unliquidated" cash advances of P6.959 billion in 2023. In its 2023 annual audit report, the COA blamed...
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 affirmed the P131.5 million notice of disallowance (ND) issued in 2012 on the purchase in 2009 by the Philippine National Polide (PNP) of 75 units of rubber boats and 93 units of outboard motors. In a decision, the COA denied the petition for review filed by...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has ruled there was "no illegal use" by the Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) of its P15 million confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) in 2013 as it lifted the Notice of Disallowance (ND) it had earlier issued. In an eight page ruling, the COA granted...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has denied the appeal of Catanduanes Gov. Joseph C. Cua and several other provincial officials who contested the P14.8 million disallowance on cash advances (CAs) used for intelligence and confidential (IC) activities in 2012 and 2013. On Jan. 30, 2015, the COA...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has affirmed the notice of disallowance for P876,896.87 given by the Film Development Council of the Philippines (FDCP) to its employees for financial and health assistance during the Covid-19 pandemic. With the ruling, the COA denied the appeal filed by Mary Liza...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has granted the appeal of D.C. Sandil Construction and Realty Development, Inc. (DCSCRDI) to exclude the firm from liability in the P5.14 million notices of disallowance (NDs) in the rehabilitation of the San Rafael-New Busuanga Section and Patache-Macalachao Road in...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) over unsettled notices of disallowance (NDs) amounting to P7,857,710,895.05 across all regions in the country as of Dec. 31, 2022, some of which have been unsettled since 2008. In its audit...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has granted the petition for review filed by 13 former and incumbent officials of Baguio City against the Notice of Disallowance (ND) on the payment of P60.863 million Productivity Enhancement Incentive (PEI) to city officials and employees in 2014. The petition for...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has cleared former Lipa City accountant Ma. Belen M. Villanueva of any liability in the P293 million notice of disallowance (ND) it issued in 2017 over the construction of Lipa Public Market Parking Building (LPMPB). The case stemmed from the contract entered into by...
