A court in Pasig City announced the cancellation of the passports of former Presidential Spokesperson Atty. Harry Roque, Lucky 99 Representative Cassandra Ong, and three other individuals amid human trafficking charges filed against them as the probe continues on the alleged illegal activities...
Malacañang bared that the Department of Justice (DOJ) will request the Interpol to issue a "blue notice" for Ako Bicol Rep. Zaldy Co to locate his whereabouts. "Latest from DOJ—they will request for blue notice," Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro disclosed on...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Basilan province experienced a massive power outage on Wednesday, July 16, after the National Power Corp. (NPC) disconnected electricity to the Basilan Electric Cooperative (Baselco) due to failure to pay its P46-million debt. The order was contained in a letter dated July 14...
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...
While the Marcos administration used 99 percent of funds allocated last year, the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) and Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) only used around two-thirds of their funds. DBM data showed that the national government’s notice of...
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...
