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Manila lone NCR city to fail 2019 good financial housekeeping standards

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 20 05:12 PM

The Philippine capital is the lone Metro Manila city that failed to pass last year's good financial housekeeping standards set by the Department of Local and the Interior Government (DILG). Read more »

Rio: Resignation from DICT not due to rift with Honasan, flagged funds

Warren de Guzman, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 08:43 PM

Undersecretary Eliseo Rio said he resigned because he could not work with the new officials working with Honasan.  Read more »

COA proposes herd build-up as imported milk dominates local market

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 28 03:09 PM

The COA report comes as Sen. Cynthia Villar blamed agriculture officials for the poor school performance of children who cannot afford imported milk.   Read more »

COA denies P450,000 Iloilo solon's money claim

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 15 01:17 PM

The commission ruled in that Iloilo City Rep. Julienne Baronda had not sufficiently established her claim for payment due to the absence of several documents.   Read more »

Provincial auditor ng Maguindanao patay sa pamamaril

Lore Mae Andong, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Jan 10 04:40 PM

Patay sa pamamaril ang provincial auditor ng Commission on Audit ng Maguindanao sa Barangay Rosary Heights 7 sa Cotabato City, Biyernes ng umaga. Read more »

COA orders Makati government: Pay souvenir supplier P1.1-M

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 24 09:23 AM

The Commission on Audit has ordered the Makati City government under the leadership of Mayor Abby Binay to pay P1.12 million to a supplier of souvenirs used in the Sampiro festival in 2015.  Read more »

COA orders Makati to pay P1 million in compensation to souvenir supplier

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 12 07:54 PM

The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered the Makati City government under the leadership of Mayor Abby Binay to pay P1.12 million to a supplier of souvenirs used in the Sampiro de Makati Festival in 2015. Read more »

COA orders PhilHealth-Calabarzon officials to return P37 million in benefits

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Dec 11 04:00 PM

The Commission on Audit has denied the petition for review filed by Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) in Calabarzon on the disallowance of various benefits received by employees and officials from 2012 to 2013 amounting to P37.495 million. Read more »

'Undocumented buildings, billion-peso expenditures': Sotto deals with predecessors’ transactions

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 09 12:58 AM

MANILA—Pasig Mayor Vico Sotto on Tuesday revealed more questionable transactions of his predecessor, many of which he had to address during his first 100 days in office. Read more »

DOH says P3.54-billion worth of overstocked meds distributed

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 05 02:02 AM

MANILA—The Department of Health (DOH) said Saturday it had distributed some P3.54 billion out of P18.49 billion worth of overstocked drugs and medicines. Read more »

Gov't finances 344 illegal land reclamation: COA

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 30 03:36 PM

The government has been spending on 344 reclaimed lands from illegal reclamation activities with zero earnings, with illegal reclaimers reaping financial benefits, according to the latest audit report of the Commission on Audit on the Philippine Reclamation Authority. Read more »

Puyat vows transparency with COA over flagged DOT expenses

Anjo Bagaoisan, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 30 04:35 PM

The Department of Tourism is submitting all documents requested by government auditors following an audit report showing the agency spent more than P500-million without paperwork, the tourism chief said Friday. Read more »

Some perks of House majority congressmen

RG Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 04:02 PM

A study by the ABS-CBN Investigative and Research Group of a COA report shows some of the perks of congressmen allied with the majority.  Read more »

COA: DOT’s P507 million spending lacked supporting documents

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 29 09:09 PM

Various offices of the Department of Tourism spent a total of P507.304 million despite lack of supporting documents, according to the latest report on the agency by the Commission on Audit. Read more »

COA flags PSC release of P170M to sports groups despite lacking requirements

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 27 08:15 PM

A total of P170 million in financial assistance was released by the Philippine Sports Commission to 48 national sports associations despite incomplete documentary requirements, a Commission on Audit report showed.   Read more »

COA flags Laguna hospital over poor waste management

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 26 04:51 PM

The Laguna Medical Center was told to comply with the provisions of the Ecological Solid Waste Management Act after the Commission on Audit found that containers for infectious waste in the hospital were not marked properly, among others. Read more »

COA faults LLDA for P29-million revenue loss from fish cage, fish pen operators

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 23 08:16 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Laguna Lake Development Authority (LLDA) for losing P29.466 million in revenues from rental fees for fish pen and fish cage operators in 2018. Read more »

Mga makinang panggawa ng pekeng sigarilyo sinira ng BIR

Angelo Andrade, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 22 08:37 PM

Kabilang sa mga sinira ang anim na cigarette-packing machines, apat na cigarette-making machines at isang cigarette-filter machine. Read more »

COA flags NEA’s P10.45-billion subsidies to electric coops with pending liquidations

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 05:24 PM

MANILA - The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the continuous release of subsidies by the National Electrification Administration as it disbursed a total of P10.45 billion in subsidies given to electric cooperatives throughout the country despite unliquidated funds through the years. Read more »

MWSS downplays COA questions on Kaliwa Dam bidding

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 20 04:03 PM

The Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System on Tuesday played down suggestions that the awarding of the contract for the Kaliwa Dam project was rigged following a Commission on Audit report questioning the bidding process.  Read more »