The Commission on Audit (COA) has questioned the inclusion in the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) of beneficiaries who are not in the data base of Listahanan 2 which identifies who and where the poor are...
Malacañang has justified the increased spending on local and foreign travels of the President, stressing that the country will "immensely" benefit from these trips. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. and First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos (Ali Vicoy) Presidential Communications Office (PCO)...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House Committee on Public Accounts is seeking the statements of assets, liabilities and net worth (SALNs) of embattled Mexico, Pampanga Mayor Teddy Tumang in connection with its inquiry into allegedly anomalous transactions entered...
Senators on Tuesday, July 11 said the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) will face scrutiny over its procurement of a luxury vehicle in the upcoming Senate deliberation on the proposed P5.268-trillion national budget for 2023. “We will question (them) during the budget season,” Senate Minority Leader...
Malacañang bared that it has reached out to former employees to refund overpaid terminal leave benefits after the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the Presidential Communication Office (PCO) over the P26-million terminal leave pay that lacked justification. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (left), and Vice President Sara Duterte (Facebook) Makabayan solon ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has called out the Office of the Vice President (OVP) for allegedly taking shortcuts in the lawful government procurement process. "We are deeply...
The Commission on Audit (COA) is now robustly enhancing its capability to deliver its performance audit mandate to help government agencies better perform their mandates. In the 1980s, the COA performed a cyclical comprehensive review of government agencies which include financial, compliance, and...
Senator Francis ‘Tol’ N. Tolentino on Thursday, January 2, emphasized the urgent need to amend the country’s current procurement law to avert similar anomalous procurement processes which were previously flagged down by the country’s state auditors. Tolentino said that just like any living...
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) (MANILA BULLETIN) The Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) on Thursday, Dec. 29, maintained that the handling of its funds is being done in a “prudent” manner. “We assure the public that PhilHealth is prudent in...
DOH The Department of Health (DOH) said it already submitted on Thursday, Dec. 15, the necessary documents on the procurement of Covid-19 vaccines to the Commission on Audit (COA). In a statement, this move of the DOH is in accordance with the special audit to be conducted by COA for the Covid-19...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) Vaccine makers Pfizer and AstraZeneca have agreed to “disclose” the Covid-19 vaccine purchase agreement with the Philippines under specific conditions, the...
Coronavirus vaccines have been prepared for distribution at a vaccination site in Manila on May 18, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/Manila Bulletin) The Department of Health (DOH) has requested the Commission on Audit (COA) to conduct a special audit of Covid-19 vaccine deals in November last year, said DOH...
