The Commission on Audit (COA) has blamed Pampanga provincial officials for the loss in 2023 of P9.3 million worth of food products due to "insufficient controls in the safekeeping, custody, and warehousing." In its 2023 annual audit report (AAR), COA disclosed that the province suffered a qualified...
The Commission on Audit (COA) said that the province of Camarines Sur should treat its P160 million Vetiver grass in its plantation project as "biological assets" instead of charging the funds to its agricultural supplies account. Internationally-published articles state, among other things, that...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has found as "unauthorized" and "doubtful" the P42.1 million fees and charges imposed by the Cabanatuan City government in Nueva Ecija to its taxpayers in 2023 for lack of appropriate city ordinances. In its 2023 annual audit report, COA said that Cabanatuan City has...
The Philippines placed first out of 193 countries on the 2023 World Risk Index list, which ranks countries based on susceptibility to natural disasters including typhoons, floods, earthquakes, and drought. Since its launch in 2011, the annual report, published by the Bündnis Entwicklung...
The Caramoan Resort Project of Camarines Sur province earned P14.66 million in 2023 but it spent P23.89 for operational expenses and, thus, incurred losses of P9.23 million, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its 2023 annual audit report, COA said that other revenues collected for the...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has questioned Camarines Norte provincial officials on the distribution of 52 emergency and rescue vehicles without adopting procedures in the selection and evaluation of the prospective barangay recipients. COA said that Camarines Norte purchased 53 vehicles in...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded the administrators of hospitals owned by the provincial government of Camarines Norte to dispose of their medical wastes properly to safeguard people's health and the environment. The reminder, contained in COA's annual audit reports, was issued to...
The provincial government of Albay has failed to properly turn over to the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) a P54 million building for use as temporary shelter to children in conflict with the law, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. In its annual audit report, COA said that...
The Philippines ranked 79th out of 134 countries in IQAir’s 2023 World Air Quality Report, reaching a 13.5 micrograms per cubic meter (μg/m³) average of PM2.5. PM2.5 concentration indicates the amount of fine particulate matter suspended in the air up to 2.5 microns in diameter. It's...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the province of Masbate over the P131 million "unliquidated cash advances" (CAs) granted to various officials and employees in 2023. In its 2023 annual audit report (AAR), COA said the cash advances were composed of three categories -- advances for payroll...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has questioned the provincial government of Catanduanes over the P41.26 million paid for abaca suckers which were not delivered by the contracted supplier who simply gave cash to farmer-beneficiaries to source out the planting materials themselves. In its 2023 annual...
Senator Sherwin Gatchalian on Thursday, April 25 said he is keen on filing a measure that would ban the use of cellular phones and other gadgets during classes. Gatchalian, chairman of the Senate Committee on Basic Education, said he would propose the implementation of such policy at the...
