Around 70 medical societies and healthcare organizations on Friday, July 19 urged President Marcos to order the return of the P89.9 billion unused funds to the Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) for the individual healthcare needs of the poor. An appeal was signed by the organizations...
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...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), and Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB, Facebook) An "empty boast". That's how Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro described Vice President...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) will not seek confidential funds under the 2025 national budget, Vice President Sara Duterte said on Saturday, June 29. Vice President Sara Duterte delivers her message during the Office of the Vice President's (OVP) Pasidungog held in Cebu City on...
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...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), and Vice President Sara Duterte (PPAB, Facebook) ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro reminded the public on Wednesday, May 29 that the controversial allocation of P125 million worth of...
State-run Social Security System (SSS) will continue to issue violation notices to contribution evaders nationwide in light of the upcoming Labor Day. In an effort to protect the welfare and security of private sector employees, the SSS urges establishments to responsibly remit their workers’...
The provincial government of Leyte "misused" P1.287 million of its Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF) for catering services and other unrelated activities in 2023, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its 2023 annual audit report, COA said disbursements...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the officials of Ramos town in Tarlac for "lack of responsiveness to the real needs of residents' when 90 percent of the town's farmlands were inundated and 1,126 families were affected by typhoons "Egay" and "Falcon" in July and August 2023. In its 2023...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded local government units (LGUs) against exceeding the "statutory limitation" on disbursements for extraordinary and miscellaneous expenses (EME) or discretionary funds taken out of their collected real property taxes (RPTs). It cited the case of...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte expressed her gratitude to Senator Imee Marcos for supporting her family amid the tensions between the latter and her cousin, House Speaker Martin Romualdez. (From left) Vice President Sara Duterte and Senator Imee Marcos (Photos from Office of...
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said the Department of Education’s (DepEd) request for confidential funds has been realigned to its voucher program. “I think yung [confidential funds] sa DepEd, nilagay nila sa voucher, school voucher system, and other...
