The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, August 3, maintained that the Commission on Audit (COA) findings presented during the Senate impeachment trial reflect only "one side of the story," saying it would challenge the audit observations as the proceedings move forward. Speaking...
Impeachment trial respondent Vice President Sara Duterte signed the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) liquidation report certifying that the purpose of its P125-million confidential fund-cash advance had been accomplished, Prosecution witness Commission on Audit (COA) auditor Roderick Wamil...
The defense team of Vice President Sara Duterte on Monday, August 3, rejected the prosecution 's assertion that the Office of the Vice President (OVP) spent its P125 million confidential fund within 11 days in December 2022, disputing a claim based on Commission on Audit (COA) records during...
Vice President Sara Duterte may still get to travel abroad, but figuratively, her world is shrinking. Thus, said House prosecutor Bicol Saro Party-list Rep. Terry Ridon on Thursday, July 30 after he got wind that President Marcos green-lit the Anti-Money Laundering Council (AMLC) and the Bureau of...
Makati City Mayor Nancy Binay on Tuesday, July 21, said that when public funds are managed wisely, more people benefit and the city can respond more effectively to the needs of its residents. She made the remark as she announced that Makati had received its ninth consecutive “unmodified...
A spokesperson of the House prosecution team opined that the Office of the Vice President’s (OVP) unmodified Commission on Audit (COA) opinion for 2025 does not magically exonerate Vice President Sara Duterte of alleged confidential funds misuse from previous years. House Assistant Majority...
The Office of the Vice President (OVP) on Thursday, July 2, said it received an unmodified opinion from the Commission on Audit (COA) for calendar year 2025, marking its fourth consecutive such audit opinion under Vice President Sara Duterte, days before her impeachment trial is scheduled to begin...
The Quezon City government has received its sixth consecutive Unmodified Opinion from the Commission on Audit (COA), reflecting its continued compliance with financial reporting standards and responsible management of public funds. The latest audit result affirmed the city’s continued efforts to...
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has backed the Philippine government’s updated roadmap to overhaul how public funds are planned, spent, and monitored, saying stronger public financial management (PFM) systems are key to improving public services, strengthening resilience, as well as guarding...
Senator Raffy Tulfo has filed a resolution seeking to investigate the alleged billions worth of expired, nearly expired and unutilized medicines and vaccines procured by the Department of Health (DOH) from 2018 to 2024. Tulfo, in filing Senate Resolution No. 403, is referring to the Commission on...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has denied a P1.5-billion money claim filed by a group of insurance firms against the Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) or Pag-IBIG Fund over allegedly unremitted fire insurance premiums tied to housing loans. In a 17-page decision dated March 17, 2026, the COA ruled...
Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Secretary Renato Solidum Jr. emerged as the highest paid member of President Marcos’ Cabinet in 2025, receiving a total net pay of P6.66 million, per the latest report released by the Commission on Audit (COA). In its 2025 Report on Salaries and...
