President Duterte gave his most impassioned defense of Department of Health (DOH) Secretary Francisco Duque III yet, saying he would "stand by him" even if the entire country goes against his decision to support his embattled Cabinet member. President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during his "Talk to the...
The Tourism Promotions Board (TPB), an attached agency of the Department of Tourism (DOT), has started facilitating the distribution of promotional materials which had accumulated since 2015. Tourism Promotions Board Philippines This, after the Commission on Audit (COA) called out the TPB for...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has the sole discretion to configure its audit reports and no entity should tell how it should exercise its mandate, Senator Risa Hontiveros said on Monday, August 23. Hontiveros said she takes exception to President Duterte telling the COA to “reconfigure” its...
Unlike the 28 business and professional organizations that threw their full support to the Commission on Audit (COA) and calling to uphold the independence of the auditing body amid President Duterte’s quick defense of his officials' integrity even lambasting the audit agency, the Philippine...
President Rodrigo Duterte is practically corrupting the Commission on Audit (COA) when he told them to reconfigure its audit reports on government agencies by stating there is no corruption from the onset of its commentary, opposition Senator Leila de Lima said on Monday, August 23. Senator Leila...
Some 28 business and professional organizations in the country have expressed strong support as they called to uphold the independence of the Commission on Audit, which has uncovered “deficiencies” in its audit on the way government funds were being appropriated by government agencies. “We,...
While the Department of Health was scolded for overstocking millions of pesos of medicine, a Department of Tourism received a similar rebuke from the Commission on Audit (COA) for clogging its bodegas with over P52 million in promotional materials. Scenic spot Tourism In its 2020 Annual Audit...
The Commission on Audit (COA) has disallowed in audit some P318.572 million representing tax refunds that were issued despite alleged violations of the complete documentary requirements and “mandatory and jurisdictional conditions” in its grant by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) . Bureau...
The Anti-Red Tape Authority (ARTA) committed to working with the Commission on Audit (COA) in its vital role of promoting transparency in government despite the latter citing the agency for supposed "non-submission" of its financial documents for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020. Anti-Red Tape Authority...
Senator Christopher “Bong” Go on Sunday, August 22 appealed to fellow lawmakers to maintain objectivity as they seek the truth about the government’s COVID-19 response, saying they should not pass judgment too early without knowing all the facts. Go, who chairs the Senate health committee...
The Commission on Audit (COA) backed President Rodrigo Duterte who ruled out corruption in the purchase by the Procurement Service (PS) of supposedly overpriced face masks and face shields last year. Facemasks face shields However, COA still faulted the agency for failing to re-sell the over...
President Duterte said he was willing to stand by Health Secretary Francisco Duque despite questions about how the Department of Health (DOH) handled billions of coronavirus (COVID-19) funds, even if it would cause his downfall. President Duterte and Health Secretary Francisco Duque III...
