The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) over the more than P615 million "overpayments" of pension benefits to 7,210 deceased pensioners from 2014 to 2023.In its audit report, the COA thumbed down what it called as "long-outstanding and uncollected...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has recommended the filing of charges by the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) against contractors for delays in the implementation of irrigation contracts and projects worth P2.04 billion.The recommendation was made as COA disclosed that the delays have...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) over its 13 dormant bank accounts with over P6 million in deposits as it warned that failure to properly handle the accounts might lead to misappropriation or misuse of funds.In its audit report, the COA...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the municipality of South Ubian in Tawi-Tawi for its failure to insure with the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) its property, plant and equipment (PPE) worth P69.9 million.In its audit report, the COA said that South Ubian's failure to insure its...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has reminded local government units (LGUs) to utilize fully their Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (DRRMF) to fulfill the purpose for which the fund was created.The reminder was issued by the COA in its 2023 annual audit report on the municipalty of Leon in...
The failure of the municipality of Calayan in Cagayan to deposit P2.142 million in its local treasury as of Dec. 31, 2023 deprived the local government unit of the immediate use of funds for its priority programs and projects.Worse, the Commission on Audit (COA) said in its 2023 annual report that...
Local government units (LGUs) should charge and collect liquidated damages from suppliers for delays in the deliveries of their purchases, the Commission on Audit (COA) said. It cited the case of Lemery town in Batangas which failed to collect liquidated damages for late deliveries of drugs,...
The number of teaching, teaching-related and non-teaching personnel in the country's public schools dwindled by 38,463 from 1,016,066 in 2022 to 977,603 in 2023.Despite the reduced number of teaching personnel, the Commission on Audit (COA) said its state auditors recorded an increase in the total...
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...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Department of Education (DepEd) over lapses in its P5.69 billion School-Based Feeding Program (SBFP) in 2023, with reports of delays and non-delivery of nutritious food products (NFPs) and pasteurized milk in several regions.Worse,...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has cautioned local government units (LGUs) against "unnecessary" expenditures for repairs of vehicles that are "beyond economic repair."The COA said: "The amount paid for the repair of the vehicle could be put into waste, as it can be expected that the vehicle, which...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has required the City of Cabadbaran in Agusan del Norte to return to the national treasury the P20.7 million balance out of the P55 million the city received from Local Government Support Fund for Covid-19 Financial Assistance (LGSF).In its 2023 audit report, the COA...
