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...
President Duterte has asked the Commission on Audit (COA) to cut the government some slack as it faced challenges while battling the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, saying they should release its report at least at the end of the year. President Duterte (ROEMARI LIMOSNERO/ PRESIDENTIAL PHOTO/ MANILA...
President Duterte said that the recent audit reports on various agencies under the Executive Department will not distract the government from performing its duties, especially in saving the lives of the people amid the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot) Duterte...
The Department of Health (DOH) resorted to post-audit “cures” to address adverse audit observations noted by the Commission on Audit (COA) in its 2020 Annual Audit Report. D6E62FB9-E049-4C0A-9B9D-1CEACDF37A1D At the resumption of the congressional inquiry into COA’s findings that P67.32...
(SCREENGRAB FROM MANILA OBSERVATORY) A higher global temperature will bring about more frequent and more intense weather extremes in many regions of the world, including the Philippines, Filipino scientists, and co-authors of the latest climate report released by the Intergovernmental Panel on...
Vice President Leni Robredo urged concerned government agencies and officials to not take the reports of the Commission on Audit (COA) the wrong way, saying these were actually opportunities to be more transparent when it comes to government spending. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP Screenshot)...
While she agrees that the deficiencies flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA) do not equate to corruption, former COA commissioner Heidi Mendoza said the public cannot be blamed for suspecting anomalies in the government's spending of resources, especially amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Former COA...
Former budget undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao should participate in the Senate 's probe and explain the circumstances behind the government’s procurement of overpriced personal protective equipment (PPEs) which the Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged in its latest audit report. Senator...
"Hinay-hinay po sana (Let's calm down)." This was Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque's appeal to the public amid the publication of the preliminary reports of the Commission on Audit (COA) on the spending of different agencies, saying these were initial observations that can still be answered by...
Malacañang extended its condolences and offered assistance to the family of state auditor Jake Cimafranca who died of a heart attack early this month. Presidential spokesperson Harry Roque (OPS / FILE PHOTO / MANILA BULLETIN) Presidential Spokesman Harry Roque made the statement after former...
Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Thursday urged Health Secretary Francisco Duque III to assume full responsibility for the supposed deficiencies in his agency’s handling of COVID-19 pandemic funds instead of blaming others for the Department of Health’s (DOH) problems. “Certainly,...
Health Secretary Francisco Duque III said that private hospitals are responsible for the release of special risk allowance (SRA) and other benefits for health workers amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Health Secretary Francisco Duque III (Malacañang photo) The Department of Health (DOH) chief was...
