COA Flagged DSWD Warehouse for Relief Goods for Having Rodents, Cockroaches Government agencies must ensure the cleanliness of their facilities even without inspections for everyone’s safety. Cleanliness is one thing that the Department of Health (DOH) often reminds the people about for their health and safety. However, it seems like a facility of another government … Read more
JOSE CALIDA – Malacañang announced that the former Solicitor General has resigned from his position as the Commission on Audit (COA) chairman. Following the announcement about the resignation of lawyer Trixie Angeles-Cruz as press secretary, Malacañang announced the resignation of Jose Calida as the chairman of the Commission on Audit. The announcement was made by … Read more
Vice Pres. Robredo Speaks on Public Servants Being Accountable, Transparent ROBREDO – Philippine Vice President Leni Robredo asserted the value of accountability and transparency in public service. Presidential aspirants have already made their bid official on the first week of the month – the period set by the Commission of Elections (COMELEC) for the filling … Read more
COA Reacts To Catering Spendings of DOH COA – The Commission on Audit pointed out the expenses of the Department of Health (DOH) for catering services amid the virtual meetings. In the Philippines, the independent body that is tasked to check on the accounts of government fund spendings and the management of properties is the … Read more
Public School Teachers Urges Lawmakers To Investigate Textbook Fiasco PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS – Public school teachers encourages the lawmakers to investigate the ongoing textbook fiasco. According to Inquirer, a teachers’ group pointed out the misuse of funds and a lot of questions the issue raised. Chair of the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Joselyn Martinez … Read more
NYC’s Move on Leave Credits of its Employees Caught Attention of COA COA – The Commission on Audit reacted to the move of the National Youth Commission regarding the leave credits of its employees. In both private and public companies and establishments, the regular employees are entitled to paid leaves. Usually, the workers are granted … Read more
BSP Executives Still Highest Paid Government Officials According to COA The Commission on Audit (COA) revealed that the executives of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) are still the highest paid government officials. BSP executives dominated the list of highest paid government officials based on COA’s Report on Salaries and Allowances (ROSA). The late BSP governor … Read more
COA flags OSG travel expenses in 2018. OSG TRAVEL EXPENSES – The Commission on Audit (COA) identified the travel expenses of the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) for 2018. In the annual audit report, auditors flagged and called out the travels and airplane tickets of the OSG worth more than Php 7 million which … Read more
Pres. Duterte Vetoed the Survivorship Benefits Bill DUTERTE – Philippine President Rodrigo Roa Duterte vetoed the bill seeking for the survivorship benefits in some government agencies. While there are bills that gain the approval of the President, there are also those that were returned without his signature. Among them are the Senate Bill No. 1917 … Read more
PCSO Failed To Collect P4 Billion From Authorized Agents of STL in 2017 PCSO – The PCSO management failed to collect P4 billion from authorized agents operating STL’s in 2017. Malacañang Palace spokesperson Salvador Panelo disclosed that President Rodrigo Duterte fired the general manager Alexander Balutan of PCSO for alleged corruption. The spokesman, however, did … Read more
