The defense team of impeached Vice President Sara Duterte said public opinion could play a significant role in her Senate impeachment trial, even as it expressed confidence that senator-judges would decide the case based on the evidence. Defense spokesman Atty. Michael Poa, in a recent interview,...
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 Electric Vehicle Incentives Strategy program (EVIS) being developed by the Board of Investments (BOI) need not mirror or be identical in its entirety to the Comprehensive Automotive Resurgence Strategy (CARS) program, the Department of Justice (DOJ) said. The DOJ’s legal opinion was issued by...
The Department of Education (DepEd) on Wednesday, January 14, welcomed the results of a recent Tangere survey, describing the findings as an important reflection of public sentiment and a guide for improving ongoing education reforms. In an official statement released by Chief Media Relations...
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...
