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.…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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, 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’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…
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…
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…
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…
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…