COA tells Mandaue City to dispose P14-million ‘unserviceable’ properties

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/28/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Audit has asked the city government of Mandaue to create a Disposal and Appraisal Committee for the disposal of the at least P14 million worth of unserviceable equipment and vehicles.…

City Legal to UHRI: Stop Sugbo demolition

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Legal Office ordered the Universal Hotel and Resorts Inc. (UHRI) to stop the demolition of the Sugbo Builiding in the South Road Properties (SRP) as they had requested an investigation…

City Legal to COA: Probe Mayor’s Office’s ‘destruction’

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/22/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The City Legal Office has requested the Commission on Audit (COA) to investigate the “destruction” of the Mayor’s Office by former Mayor Tomas Osmeña on June 28, 2019 or two days before he…

Capitol failed to properly account cash donations for disaster funds — COA

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Capitol has failed to account in detail the donations and utilization of funds for disaster risk reduction and management in 2018. State auditors have noted in their Annual Audit Report for 2018…

COA flags Capitol for delay in implementing P422-M worth of infra projects

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/16/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — State auditors have flagged the “undue delay” of the implementation of P422-million worth of infrastructure projects of the Cebu provincial government. In the Commission on Audit’s (COA) Annual Audit Report for 2018, the…

COA tells Cebu province to return P40.7-M unspent PDAF

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/15/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines —  State auditors have directed the provincial government to seek authority from the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to utilize the P40.7 million unexpended Priority Development Assistance Funds (PDAF) for future projects otherwise,…

Cebu City braces for transition of mayors

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 05/17/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu City Hall administration is preparing for the transition of the chief executives from outgoing Mayor Tomas Osmeña to incoming Mayor Edgardo Labella, which is set on June 30. This developed after…

Makati City dislodges QC as PH’s richest city in 2017 – COA

Inquirer.net 11/05/2018

Makati City’s total assets soared to more than P195 billion in 2017, enabling it to dethrone Quezon City as the richest city in the country, the Commission on Audit (COA) said in its report. In COA’s 2017…

Mandaue City Hospital has P15M in unpaid patient’s bills

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 09/16/2018

Government auditors have asked Mandaue City Mayor Luigi Quisumbing to direct the Mandaue City Hospital to intensify its efforts to collect at least P15.4 million in unpaid hospital bills of patients in 2016 to 2017. According to…

COA: Bantayan underutilized close to P50M in dev’t funds

Jessa Mae O. Sotto 08/27/2018

  THE change in leadership in the municipality of Bantayan last year is the main reason why millions of development funds were underutilized, the town’s budget officer said. Government auditors earlier observed that at least P49.6 million…

COA questions collection of entrance fee at Kanlaob River

Jessa Mea O. Sotto 08/25/2018

State auditors are asking the municipality of Alegria to explain why it is imposing entrance fees to both local and foreign tourists who visit the town’s Kanlaob River for canyoneering activities. The Commission on Audit (COA) wants…

COA tells city: Collect P4M from contractors

USJ-R Journalism Intern 08/25/2018

The Commission on Audit (COA) has directed the Cebu City government to recover almost P4M in advance payments given to five contractors whose contracts for infrastructure and road projects were terminated in 2015 and 2016. A total…

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