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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
Posted at Oct 11 11:03 AM

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 »

DOH says COA report ‘taken out of context,' medicines already distributed

Kristine Sabillo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Oct 07 02:03 PM

MANILA — The Department of Health on Wednesday said the Commission on Audit (COA) report mentioning around P2.2 billion of expired medicines and supplies was “taken out of context.” Read more »

Too many high-paying posts? Ombudsman told to fix workforce imbalance

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 22 05:25 PM

MANILA — The Commission on Audit (COA) has told the Office of the Ombudsman to improve its workforce and organizational structure by filling up the agency's low and mid-level positions instead of just focusing on high-ranking officials. Read more »

COA told to file case vs Budget dept over withholding P173-M fund

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Sep 14 05:09 PM

Ombudsman Samuel Martires on Monday urged the Commission on Audit (COA) to file a case against the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) after it withheld the release of the state auditor's P173 million funding for capital outlay. Read more »

Posibleng may maliit na bawas-singil sa kuryente: Meralco

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Posted at Sep 08 08:13 PM

Posibleng magkaroon ng maliit na bawas sa singil ng kuryente para sa September bill, sabi ngayong Martes ng Meralco.   Read more »

Robredo's office gets highest audit rating from COA again

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Posted at Sep 06 12:58 PM

The office of Vice President Leni Robredo again received the highest audit rating from the Commission on Audit (COA). Read more »

State auditors flag Office of Solicitor General over questionable P1.1-M travel expenses

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Sep 01 03:15 PM

State auditors noted that the liquidation reports of 17 officers and employees of OSG were not properly documented, in violation of COA Circular 2012-001 which states that the head of agency should certify the necessity of travel expenses which exceeded the prescribed rate per day. Read more »

Duque belies PhilHealth lost P154B to anomalies, COA says otherwise

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 18 05:06 PM

Health Secretary Francisco Duque III on Tuesday denied that the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) lost some P154 billion to fraudulent schemes. Read more »

Recto wants more state auditors to look into PhilHealth spending

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 13 12:21 PM

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto on Wednesday urged the government to deploy more state auditors to review the liquidations of the Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) after the insurance agency was linked to another anomaly. Read more »

PhilHealth misses 60-day deadline to liquidate COVID-19 disbursements: COA

Katrina Domingo, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Aug 12 09:38 AM

The Philippine Health Insurance Corp (PhilHealth) has violated auditing rules after the agency failed to liquidate its cash advances 60 days after these were released to regional hospitals and offices, the Commission on Audit (COA) said Tuesday. Read more »

'Inmates going obese'? COA flags excessive rice consumption at Palawan jail

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Aug 06 04:40 PM

“It could be inferred that either the detainees were going obese or there was mismanagement of rice supplies for detainees, the former being illogical conclusion,” the COA report said. Read more »

Calida now 2nd highest paid among Cabinet, GOCC officials

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 29 10:35 PM

Jumping from sixth place, Solicitor General Jose Calida is now the second-highest-paid official among Cabinet members and Government-Owned and Controlled Corporations officials, based on the Commission on Audit's latest report on salaries and allowances Read more »

COA vows scrutiny of pandemic response funds to avoid fraud

Adrian Ayalin, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Jul 14 03:12 PM

In a statement posted on its website, the commission ensured that there will be transparency and accountability as discussed by officials in a webinar on the role of COA as the government responds to threats posed by COVID-19. Read more »

Local execs told to follow guidelines on cash aid distribution, warned vs charges

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Posted at Apr 12 03:28 PM

Local officials must abide by national government's guidelines on distributing cash aid to poor families affected by the Luzon lockdown due to COVID-19, Cabinet Secretary Karlo Nograles said Sunday. Read more »