In Lapu-Lapu City, COA flags P4.71M worth of purchases paid by reimbursements

Futch Anthony Inso 07/31/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Government auditors flagged the P4.71 million worth of supplies, meals and accommodations, and maintenance and other expenses that the Lapu-Lapu City government acquired and which were paid by reimbursements. These transactions, auditors said,…

Cebu Daily Newscast: 2 dead, 6 injured in Barili road accident during town fiesta

CDN Digital 07/27/2023

Listen to Cebu Daily Newscast and get the latest stories in and around Cebu. Here’s what you need to know on Thursday, July 27. 2 dead, 6 injured in Barili road accident during town fiesta An accident…

Cebu City exec defends travel to Canada: It has many benefits for city gov’t

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/26/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu City Administrator and lawyer Collin Rosell has defended the city government’s visit, led by Mayor Michael Rama, to Vancouver in Canada last August 2022 for the enthronement of the Sto. Niño image…

COA flags Cebu City’s ‘excessive’ cash advances for foreign travel

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/25/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged several lapses in the cash advances of the Cebu City government for foreign travel to Canada in 2022 amounting to P1.992 million. The state auditor is…

COA flags Cebu City for P50M assistance to earthquake-hit LGUs in Luzon

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/22/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) flagged Cebu City’s release of P50 million worth of assistance to local government units (LGUs) in Luzon that were hit by a strong earthquake in 2022. Auditors disapproved…

Cebu City’s CTO failed to collect over P4B in real property taxes, says COA

Wenilyn Sabalo 07/21/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — As of December 31, 2022, the Cebu City Treasurer’s Office (CTO) logged over P4 billion in real property taxes (RPTs) that have remained uncollected from delinquent property owners. Government auditors said that the…

Mayor Suan clarifies: COA-flagged transactions done under previous admin

Futch Anthony Inso 07/19/2023

LAPU-LAPU CITY, Cebu — Cordova Mayor Cesar “Didoy” Suan clarified that he was not yet the mayor of the town when the transactions that were disallowed by the Commission on Audit (COA) happened. In a Statement of…

COA tells Alegria officials: Purchase of calendars delivered in May irregular, wasteful

Max Limpag 07/04/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) called out officials of the southwestern Cebu town of Alegria for spending P345,000 for wall calendars for 2022 that were delivered at the end of May, when almost…

Liloan lechon purchase issue: Mayor releases official statement

Niña Mae C. Oliverio 06/29/2023

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Liloan Mayor Aljew Frasco has clarified the issue surrounding the municipality of Liloan after the Commission on Audit (COA) flagged the municipality for buying lechon totaling P1.357 million. In a statement released by…

COA flags Liloan for buying 207 pieces of lechon totaling P1.357 million

Max Limpag 06/27/2023

CEBU, Philippines – The Liloan Municipal Government purchased “207 pieces of lechon totaling P1.357 million for team buildings, religious activities, founding anniversaries of private groups, graduation exercises, general assemblies, get-togethers, among others” that were deemed “irregular and…

Successive lotto wins baffle Pimentel

Marlon Ramos - Reporter 04/25/2023

What’s the probability of winning a game of chance with multimillion odds in successive weeks? Senate Minority Leader Aquilino Pimentel III on Monday raised this question as he noted that the jackpot prizes in the recent lotto…

Cebu is richest province in PH for eighth straight time

Morexette Marie B. Erram 10/17/2022

CEBU CITY, Philippines—Cebu is still the wealthiest province in the Philippines, based on latest findings from the Commission on Audit (COA). In its 2021 Annual Financial Report, COA ranked Cebu as the richest province in terms of…

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