CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City has yet to recover the P199.3 million advance payment it gave a contractor in 2021 for a flood-control project that never materialized, with the Commission on Audit (COA) ordering the city…
MANILA – Transferring confidential funds from a special disbursing officer (SDO) to another person breaks the chain of accountability and exposes public money to possible misuse, a Commission on Audit (COA) auditor told the Senate impeachment court…
MANILA, Philippines — Several activities declared by Vice President Sara Duterte’s office as confidential expenses—including tree planting, wheelchair distribution, and Christmas parties—are not allowable under the joint circular governing the use of confidential funds, a state auditor…
MANILA, Philippines — On the 14th day of Vice President Sara Duterte’s impeachment trial on Tuesday, another Commission on Audit (COA) auditor is set to testify on the confidential funds she handled as vice president and Department…
LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — The Cebu Provincial government has started using province-funded buildings that a 2024 Commission on Audit (COA) report earlier flagged for being left unused after completion. The COA previously reported that three facilities, costing…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out the municipal government of Consolacion, Cebu, for incurring nearly P60,000 in what auditors described as “unnecessary expenditures” for snacks and meals. In its Annual Audit…
MANILA, Philippines—The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Social Security System (SSS) for procuring 143,424 rolls of tissue paper worth P13.195 million through a verbal agreement with a supplier, a transaction state auditors said was “undertaken…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) has raised concerns over the Carcar City government’s failure to provide distribution lists for nearly P3 million worth of rice assistance procured from calamity funds. In its 2024…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The garbage disposal bill here has ballooned to over P407 million in just six months this year. This is a staggering cost that state auditors attributed to the city’s “failure to implement basic…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — City Hall employees may face delays in accessing vital health, housing, insurance, and retirement benefits due to the Cebu City government’s failure to remit over P36 million in mandatory deductions to national agencies.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Thousands of temporary workers were hired by the Cebu City government last year to perform duties usually assigned to regular employees. This occurred despite most of the city’s approved permanent positions remaining vacant…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The Mandaue City Government is now hiring applicants to fill the vacant regular plantilla positions. The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged Mandaue City for not filling 772 vacant positions, or 50 percent…
