San Juan City Mayor Francis Zamora announced on Friday, July 4, that the city has received the Commission on Audit 's (COA) unmodified opinion for the year 2024, in recognition of the city government 's strict efforts in ensuring transparency and fairness in all its financial statements...
The City of Makati once again received the Commission on Audit 's (COA) unmodified opinion for its 2024 financial statements for the eighth straight year, Makati City Mayor Abby Binay announced on Monday, June 23. The city government earned its very first unmodified audit opinion in 2017....
I recently got a driver’s license. It is really a unique experience, especially since it has become quite easy to own personal vehicles nowadays, whether these be of the two- or four-wheel type. But, perhaps, what got my attention is not the process of getting a license as much as the location...
A considerable portion of the national budget is allocated to cash assistance programs or what is now popularly known as “ayuda.” In fact in the proposed 2025 national budget, ₱114 billion is earmarked for the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), ₱39.8 billion for the...
Disaster preparedness programs have become a part of many government agencies’ responsibilities and this concept has been introduced to various sectors. Recently, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) announced that it has implemented the “disaster-proofing” of its...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) was granted a positive remark by the Commission on Audit (COA) for its financial statements for 2023. In a statement issued Wednesday, BOC Commissioner Bienvenido Y. Rubio welcomed the COA’s annual audit report which gives the agency an “unmodified opinion” on the...
NIGHT OWL As an archipelagic nation with rich natural resources, the Philippines has a large amount of water resources, particularly from rivers, lakes, and groundwater. Ironically, water security remains a challenge for the country. In the past months, weather patterns and climate...
UNDER THE MICROSCOPE Hardly had I sent my column to press two weeks ago (Hemodialysis and PhilHealth July 9, 2024) when news broke out on the transfer of a whopping ₱90 billion of “surplus funds” from PhilHealth to the National Treasury. This was purportedly to finance the additional ₱450...
MEDIUM RARE How do you reduce the President’s SONA (state of the nation address) – from 90 minutes to a summary of bite-size facts, figures? Thanks to the bad weather that kept most of us home, I made it my homework to make that summary, if not for others, then for myself. Every SONA is...
FINDING ANSWERS Right from the beginning of his State of the Nation Address, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. connected with the Filipino people with a very realistic statement. “Whatever current data proudly bannering our country as among the best-performing in Asia means nothing to a...
TECH4GOOD I have watched several graduation ceremonies lately and read numerous social media posts from friends expressing joy with their kids' achievements. I know how it feels, having been there before, both as a graduate and as a parent. The parent’s joy, pride, excitement, and relief on the...
REFLECTIONS TODAY The Bible or the Scriptures is God’s “love letter” to humanity. It contains God’s communication to human beings in the ups and downs of salvation history. God’s revelation was first directed to the people of Israel who kept God’s word given to them by Moses and the...
