Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday pressed for a Senate inquiry into the Commission on Audit’s (COA) discovery of mismanagement in the Department of Health’s (DOH) handling of P67.32-billion worth of funds for COVID-19 pandemic response, saying the deluge of deficiencies that...
Senator Richard Gordon on Thursday said he is open to a possible Senate Blue Ribbon Committee investigation into the Commission on Audit’s (COA) report regarding the discrepancies it discovered in the Department of Health’s (DOH) handling of P67.32-billion worth of COVID-19 funds. Despite the...
The Commission on Audit has called the attention of the Ormoc City Mayor Richard Gomez on the 1,526 sacks of rice worth P3.337 million that could not be accounted for in the rice distribution program for households affected by the coronavirus disease pandemic (COVID-19) last year. Mayor Richard...
Senator Risa Hontiveros on Thursday, August 12 said she is not surprised at the Commission on Audit’s (COA) findings of deficiencies in the Department of Health’s (DOH) handling of some P67.32-billion worth of COVID-19 funds, saying there has always been strong indications of neglect and...
Audit deficiencies in the Department of Health’s (DOH) management of some P67.32 billion in COVID-19 funds have been found by the Commission on Audit (COA) as it warned that such quesitonable handling of funds has triggered doubts into the regularity and propriety of transactions made. DEPARTMENT...
Disbursements amounting over P4.2 billion for various infrastructure projects of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) have been suspended by the Commission on Audit (COA) for being made ‘without proper and complete supporting documents.” Infrastructure worker COA released on...
The Philippine Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) lost over P4 billion not by betting on a gaming table but as a result of the delayed implementation of the development of an Integrated Resort and Entertainment Complex in PAGCOR’s land within the Entertainment City in Manila. Entertainment City The...
An adverse audit observation made by the Commission on Audit in Philippine Army’s handling of billions of pesos in government funds drew calls from the House of Representatives to make responsible military officials be held accountable. Soldiers Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos...
The Commission on Audit records has revealed that former Senator Freddie Webb continues to fail to return to government the P112,928.30 unspent office rental deposit for an office space reportedly “refunded” to him during his incumbency as senator in 1998....
A former senator allegedly pocketed P112,928.30 in rental deposit refund that was entrusted to him in 1998, the Commission on Audit (COA) has revealed. In the 2020 Annual Audit Report (AAR) for the Senate, COA asked Senate’s Deputy Secretary for Administration and Financial Services to explain...
The government is prepared to recalibrate the country's health protocols as more people get vaccinated against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), according to President Duterte. President Duterte (File photo:Malacañang) The President assured that the nation could live with the virus with "minimal...
The Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has identified knee-to-"man-deep" floods in several areas in the metropolis at past noon Sunday, July 25 as a result of the torrential rains caused by the southwest monsoon. The flood at Zapote Alabang Road on Thursday night, July 22, 2021. (Ali...
