COA lauds Capitol’s termination of JOs, COS medical staff in 2019

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The present provincial administration’s move to terminate the services of job order (JO) and contract of service (COS) medical personnel in Cebu province has been lauded by the Commission on Audit, citing “some…

COA to Cebu City: Stop release of honoraria to SK officials, brgy workers

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/19/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – State auditors flagged the Cebu City government’s tradition of handing out honoraria to youth officials and barangay workers. The Commission on Audit (COA), in its 2019 annual audit report, called out the attention…

COA flags 93-1 land swap deal

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – State auditors flagged down the decades-old 93-1 land swap deal between the provincial government and city government of Cebu. The Commission on Audit (COA) called out the attention of the two local governments…

COA to Cebu City: File charges vs. brgy officials who fail to liquidate cash aid

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) urged officials of the Cebu City Government to expedite the liquidation of financial assistance handed to the barangays (villages), and to file complaints against barangay officials who still…

COA requires ‘responsible officials’ to explain CICC sale

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has directed the Cebu Provincial Government to require officials responsible for the sale of the controversial Cebu International Convention Center (CICC) to explain the disposal of the property…

COA tells Mandaue City to remit withheld taxes, sanction officials causing delays

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has recommended to the city government of Mandaue to impose sanctions to its officials and employees who are responsible for the non-remittance of withheld taxes amounting to P6.2…

COA tells Mandaue City: Stop releasing special cash advances to elected officials

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/11/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Elected officials cannot receive special cash advances. This was the reminder of state auditors to the city government of Mandaue after finding that the city has disbursed a total of P209,000 in cash…

COA to Cebu City: Remit P43M to BIR, GSIS, PAG-IBIG, Philhealth

Delta Dyrecka Letigio 07/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has asked the Cebu City government to remit the P43,156,394.00 funds withheld in 2019 due to the Bureau of Internal Revenue, Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), PAG-IBIG Fund,…

COA: Lapu’s education fund utilization under 10% in 2019

Rosalie O. Abatayo 07/09/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines —The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the underutilization of education funds by the Lapu-Lapu City government for 2019.  The city government, in 2019, appropriated a total Special Education Fund of P366,184,000 and P375,944,031…

COA: P80M funds for various Bantayan projects ‘unutilized’

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/05/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — State auditors are now requesting local government officials of Bantayan town in northern Cebu to address around P80 million worth of unutilized funds intended for multiple projects. The Commission on Audit (COA), in…

COA to Alegria: Impose tax on collection of canyoneering activity fees

Morexette Marie B. Erram 06/26/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – The state’s auditing body is recommending to the local government of Alegria town in southwestern Cebu to impose tax on the collection of canyoneering activity fees. “We recommended that the Municipal Mayor agreed…

COA flags ‘delayed’ remittance of contributions for Daanbantayan employees

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/22/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — State auditors have flagged down a supposed “non-prompt and inaccurate” remittance of statutory benefits for employees of the municipality of Daanbantayan for the year 2019. In its 2019 audit report, the Commission on…

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