The Commission on Audit (COA) has recommended the imposition of sanctions against the University of the Philippines System (UPS), the Mindanao State University (MSU) and four other state universities and colleges (SUCs) for continued failure to liquidate over P607 million in funds granted under...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has directed the Philippine Atmospheric , Geophysical and Astronomical Services (PAGASA) to explain why they should not be held accountable for authorizing the payment of retirement benefits of 86 officials and employees who have pending liabilities to the agency....
The family of President Duterte’s former aide, Senator Christopher “Bong” Go, enriched themselves by as much as P6.6 billion in government contracts, P5.1 billion of which were awarded during the first two years of the President’s term, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said on Monday,...
Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) Chairman Benhur Abalos will summon all those involved in the P3-billion unfinished flood and traffic control projects in 2020 after they were flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA) in its latest report. In its report, COA found out that only 27 out...
While Taal Volcano is acting anew following a short-lived phreatomagmatic eruption that triggered massive evacuation from nearby localities, the Commission on Audit aired serious doubts that displaced residents of a similar explosion last year had received the donations the Food Terminal, Inc. said...
The Philippine Pharma Procurement Inc. (PPPI), central procurement arm for all government agencies in the importation of drugs and medicines, has been absorbing huge losses in the past 14 years and was apparently untapped in the multi-billion importation of vaccines and vital pharmaceuticals needed...
Deficiencies in the receipt and distribution by the Office of the Vice President (OVP) of donations in-kind were noted by the Commission on Audit (COA) in the latest annual audit report released by state auditors on Thursday, July 1. COA released the 2020 annual audit report for the OVP a day after...
The government agency tasked to ensure ease in doing business in the country failed to make it easy for Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct an audit examination of its financial transactions last year. COA, in its 2020 annual audit report for the Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA), said the agency’s...
The House Committee on Public Accounts is convinced that ‘nil to zero’ error in textbooks and learning materials given to students can be achieved by putting in place more stringent measures for publication standards, aside from imposing penalties against those who committed mistakes, whether...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has given the Office of the Vice President (OVP) its highest audit rating for the third straight year in 2020. In a statement, the OVP said it received an “unqualified opinion” from COA in its Independent Auditor’s Report dated June 15. This is the third time the...
Movie monitoring inspectors of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board have been questioned by the Commission on Audit for repeatedly conducting visits in the same cinema houses on the same dates, incurring huge expenses for movie tickets, in the process. COA aired the apprehension...
The Commission on Audit has red flagged transactions made by the Office of Solicitor General in its 2019 coronavirus disease (COVID-19) response. COA disclosed in its 2020 annual audit report for the OSG that the government’s legal counsel has procured P1.49 million worth of medical supplies...
