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Senators want NTF-ELCAC to account for millions in unspent 2020 funds

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 15 01:47 PM

MANILA - Senators on Thursday slammed the National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) after a Commission on Audit (COA) report showed that the panel only spent 12 percent of its P722.95 million funding in 2020 while the national government still sought billions in anti-insurgency funds. Read more »

'We don't have trolls': PCOO confirms 'massive' hiring of contractuals worth P70M

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Posted at Jul 09 09:18 AM

The Commission on Audit said the "unrestricted and massive" hiring of employees under contract of service cost the PCOO P70.6 million, "which could have been used for other programs and projects of the government." Read more »

COA questions MTRCB's reimbursement of movie tickets, P1.5M travel expenses

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 01 06:03 PM

The Commission on Audit (COA) has questioned the P1.57 million worth of travel expenses made by members and staff of the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board (MTRCB) from 2019 to 2020, as well as reimbursement of movie tickets, with some "repeatedly done on similar dates." Read more »

VP Robredo's office gets highest audit rating for 3rd straight year

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Posted at Jun 29 05:53 PM

The office of Vice President Leni Robredo has received the highest audit rating from the Commission on Audit for the third year in a row. Read more »

BSP's Diokno now highest paid among Cabinet, GOCC officials: COA report

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of May 12 05:53 PM

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Governor Benjamin Diokno is now the highest-paid official among Cabinet members and Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations officials. Read more »

Sara Duterte: COVID-19 restrictions prevented physical counting of nearly P9.5-B assets COA flagged

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Posted at May 06 09:23 PM

Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio on Thursday said that COVID-19 quarantine restrictions have prevented the physical accounting of the nearly P9.5 billion "unascertained" assets in the local government, which were flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA).  Read more »

COA affirms P8M disallowance vs election officials over 'fictitious trips'

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Apr 28 06:47 PM

The travel expenses ranged from P39,000 to P182,600 with a total of 54 claims.    Read more »

COA flags PhilHealth’s payment schemes over susceptibility to fraud

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Mar 03 07:14 PM

COA noted that PhilHealth's All Case Rate Payment Scheme sped up the reimbursement process but lacked control mechanisms to detect and prevent fraud. Read more »

Makati still richest city, Cebu remains wealthiest province: COA report

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Posted at Jan 14 04:27 PM

Makati City remained the country's richest city for third year in a row, with P233.78 billion in total assets in 2019, according to a report of the Commission on Audit (COA). Read more »

Ex-DAR official to receive over P1 million after wrongful dismissal

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jan 07 03:44 PM

The Commission on Audit has ordered the regional and provincial offices of the Department of Agrarian Reform to pay former Cagayan provincial agrarian reform officer Francisco Baculi P1.16 million worth of back salaries and other benefits. Read more »

Cagayan 'prepared' despite underspent disaster funds, governor tells COA

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Updated as of Nov 18 09:06 AM

Cagayan was "prepared" for Typhoon Ulysses' floods despite not having spent its calamity funds as flagged by the Commission on Audit, its governor said Wednesday. Read more »

Pia Cayetano nanggalaiti sa puna, hirit na imbestigasyon sa SEA Games loans

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Updated as of Nov 11 08:59 PM

Nagalit si Sen. Pia Cayetano nang punahin ang mga transaksiyon sa hosting ng Pilipinas ng 2019 SEA Games. Read more »

COA asks NCIP to justify extravagant activities in 2019

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Nov 04 09:54 PM

The Commission on Audit (COA) has asked the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples (NCIP) to justify its expenses amounting to P4.815 million in 2019 which state auditors said were mostly spent in activities conducted in high-end hotels and restaurants. Read more »

Task force binuo para tumutok sa umano'y katiwalian sa DPWH

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Updated as of Oct 20 08:12 PM

Bumuo ng task force ang Department of Public Works and Highways para tutukan ang mga paratang ng korapsyon sa kanilang ahensiya.   Read more »

DPWH told to recover P431M from contractors of overpriced projects

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 19 05:39 PM

Various deficiencies ranging from excessive costing and overestimated quantities of items were found in the construction of roads, bridges, school buildings, flood control projects, and multi-purpose buildings. Read more »

MRT-3's revenue drops by P408 million in 2019; 48 Dalian trains still idle

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 16 06:22 PM

The Department of Transportation (DOTr) must increase its revenue collections from MRT-3 after registering a revenue drop of P408 million in 2019, its steepest drop since 2015, the Commission on Audit (COA) said.   Read more »

'Excessive': COA calls out NTC for purchasing 44 smartphones worth P2.1M

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 14 03:00 PM

"This condition manifests that the number of mobile phones procured may be excessive for the intended purpose and that there may not be a necessity to procure new mobile phones in Calendar Year 2019," the audit team said. Read more »

COA flags PhilHealth's nearly P937-M overpayment to healthcare institutions in 2019

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Mar 03 07:12 PM

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp. (PhilHealth) made an overpayment worth nearly P937 million last year to various healthcare institutions, must refund almost P468 million in employer share, and should recover nearly P153 million in unauthorized benefits to its employees, the Commission on Audit (COA) said in a recent report. Read more »

DOH pumalag sa audit report sa nakaimbak na expired na mga gamot

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Posted at Oct 08 09:08 PM

Ayon sa DOH, karamihan dito ay naipamahagi na at patuloy pang pinamamahagi. Read more »

Office of the President heeds COA recommendations, begins reforms on 8888 complaint hotline

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Oct 08 05:03 PM

MANILA— The Office of the President has begun instituting reforms to improve services of government's 8888 Citizen’s Complaint Center that receives reports on corruption and red tape, the Commission on Audit said in a report that laid down its recommendations for the office.    Read more »