Cebu City has had no local disaster plan for the past several years. State auditors found that the Cebu City government underutilized its Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (LDRRM) funds. In its Annual Audit Report (AAR),…
MANILA — The Commission on Audit has flagged the non-withdrawal of P1.426 billion in conditional cash transfers, which have not been touched by 2.65 million beneficiaries. This showed many beneficiaries were “not actually in need of financial…
It would be more economical for the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) to replace its aging firetruck and emergency service vehicles instead of spending P45.69 million for their repair, according to the Commission on Audit (COA). The…
EMPLOYEES of Barangay Ermita in Cebu City won’t be able to receive their salaries due to the failure of their officials to submit liquidation reports to the Commission on Audit (COA). Francisco “Bimbo” Fernandez, executive assistant to…
CEBU City Mayor Tomas Osmeña and 19 other city officials were asked to explain the alleged unauthorized spending of Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) funds amounting to P2.5 million. This after the Commission on Audit (COA)…
Cebu provincial legal officer Orvi Ortega said that the Cebu Provincial Appraisal Committee (CPAC) will conduct an appraisal on the selling price of the Cebu International Convention Center (CICC), which is P350 million, so they could finalize…
AN exit conference was conducted yesterday by the Commission on Audit to give the department heads of the Cebu provincial government the opportunity to explain their side on COA’s audit findings as well as present their management…
Next to Aloguinsan and Dumanjug, Ronda officials indicted Another day, another set of public officials goes through the hammer. After a series of suspensions and dismissals ordered by the Office of the Ombudsman against high-ranking Cebu officials…
WHISTLEBLOWER Crisologo Saavedra intends to file more charges against officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) following a ruling by the Commission on Audit (COA) which found DPWH-7 officials liable for overpriced lampposts. “I…
A controversy of the past continues to haunt government officers in Cebu. The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways in Central Visayas (DPWH-7) to return the P43.95 million…
The Commission on Audit has ordered the liable officials of the Department of Public Works and Highways’ Central Visayas office to return P43.95-million paid to the contractor of street lights in Cebu City and Mandaue City without…
FOR failing to remit financial statements during his time as barangay captain of Sambag 1, now Cebu City Councilor Jerry Guardo was slapped with a three-month suspension without pay by the Office of the Ombudsman Visayas. In…
