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 reminds Cebu City: Solid Waste Management Plan needs approval of national commission

Delta Dyrecka C. Letigio 07/17/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) is reminding the Cebu City government to have its 10-year Solid Waste Management (SWM) Plan approved by the National SWM Commission. In its 2019 Annual Audit Report, COA…

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 chides Cebu City gov’t over delays in completion of P634.6 M infra projects

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/14/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – State auditors have called the attention of the Cebu City government over delays in the implementation and completion of at least seven infrastructure projects worth P634.6 million. In its 2019 annual audit report,…

COA to Cebu City: Account properly 21 garbage trucks purchased

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/13/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – State auditors requested the Cebu City Government to properly account for the purchase of 21 garbage trucks worth a total of over P147 million. The Commission on Audit (COA), in their annual audit…

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…

Oslob earned P182M from whale-shark watching – COA

Morexette Marie B. Erram 07/03/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines – Income earned by Oslob town in southeastern Cebu from whale-shark (butanding in Cebuano) watching activities has increased, state auditors reported. The Commission on Audit (COA), in their annual audit report for the local…

P15M ‘aged’ CAs unliquidated in Aloguinsan — COA

Rosalie O. Abatayo 06/28/2020

CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Commission on Audit has noted over P15 million of cash advances from the treasury of the Municipality of Aloguinsan that have remained unliquidated in the past 5 to 16 years. As of…

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…

Labella: Previous unliquidated assistance, not politics, delays P5 million aid to barangays

Rosalie Abatayo 12/30/2019

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Some Cebu City barangays’ failure to liquidate previous financial assistance from the city government has stalled the distribution of their P5 million financial assistance intended for garbage management. Cebu City Mayor Edgardo Labella…

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 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…

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