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(Eagle News) — Tourism Secretary Wanda Teo said on Monday, April 30, that the P60-million payment by People’s Television Network Inc. to Bitag Media Unlimited Inc. for the airing of Department of Tourism advertisements on her brother Ben Tulfo’s program was covered by a “government-to-government contract.” Teo said that she never signed any such contract, which “went through a bidding” and was “reviewed by” the DOT’s legal department. “All checks were made payable to […]
(Eagle News) — The Palace on Monday, April 30, said it would probe the P60-million payment made by People’s Television Network Inc. (PTNI) to Ben Tulfo’s Bitag Media Unlimited Inc. (BMUI) for the airing of Department of Tourism (DOT) advertisements. The DOT is headed by Tulfo’s sister, Wanda Teo. “Ang alam ko umabot na ‘yung balita (kay Presidente Rodrigo Duterte). I can confirm na meron nang let’s look into this. Gusto niyang malaman ang puno’t […]
(Eagle News) — The National Youth Commission on Tuesday, April 23, clarified there were no irregularities in the use of its funds. NYC officer-in-charge Assistant Secretary Ronald Cardema made the statement after the Commission on Audit rapped the agency for allegedly spending almost P300,000 for meals and snacks in 2017. “It is very clear in the (COA) report that there are no irregularities..,” he said. He said in fact, the COA’s concerns with regard to NYC’s […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — Ipinabubusisi ng Department of Budget and Management (DBM) sa Commission on Audit (COA) ang pondong nalikom mula sa Express Lane Fee na sinisingil sa mga immigration counter. Nais ni Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno na malaman kung magkano ang nasabing pondo sa mga nakalipas na taon at kung paano ito nagastos. Ayon sa Kalihim, kung lumabas na iligal ang pinaggamitan ng pondo ay posibleng mag-isyu ng notice of disallowance ang COA. […]
MULANAY, Quezon (Eagle News) – Tatlong buwang suspendido bilang Mayor ng Mulanay Quezon si Joselito “Tito” Ojeda matapos mapatunayan sa salang simple misconduct ng Office of the Ombudsman. Ang suspension order ay isinilbi ni Lionel L. Dalope, Provincial Director ng Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) Quezon. Nag-ugat ang nasabing suspension matapos mapatunayan na si Ojeda ay nag-hire ng isang Private Lawyer bilang Legal Officer sa kanilang Munisipyo. Ang nabanggit na abogado ay si Attorney […]
(Eagle News) — Inatasan ng Commission on Audit (COA) ang PhilHealth na ilipat sa national budget ang halos P148, 000, 000 na unauthorized allowance at benefits ng mga opisyal nito noong 2012. Sa isang hiwalay na desisyon, inatasan din ng COA ang PhilHealth na isauli ang halos 64 million pesos na illegal bonus na tinanggap ng personnel noong 2011. Nilagdaan nina COA Chairman Michael Aguinaldo at Commissioner Jose Fabia ang desisyon na nagbabasura sa petition for […]
The Land Transportation Office plans to file a motion for reconsideration in the Commission of Audit in order to release the license plates. The LTO has a backlog of 3 million license plates after the COA disallowed funds for the same. The LTO targets the release of said license plates before the end of the President Aquino’s term. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Jericho Morales, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos) […]
QUEZON City, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to Atty. Levito Baligod, four officials of the Commission on Audit are involved in the pork barrel scam, adding that its is the COA officials themselves who taught how to falsify documents so that they can pass the scrutiny of COA. Atty. Baligod filed a complaint of malversation through falsification of public documents. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, Vince Alvin Villarin)
JULY 15 (DBM) — Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad has urged the City of Makati to finally do away with handing out envelopes during payday in favor of a comprehensive electronic payroll system, in reference to a 2012 report by the Commission on Audit (COA) that noted the city was still paying their employees using cash. The 2012 COA Annual Audit Report on Makati also noted that majority of government […]
MANILA, Philippines – According to Senator Francis Escudero, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance, the lump sum appropriation provision on the 2015 budget cannot be lightly used by the Palace. The senator added that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) must first submit an itemized listing on how the money would be used to the Senate and the Commission on Audit (COA). (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos) https://youtu.be/7v4IMOwUjJc
Ikinatuwa ng Provincial Officer ng Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR-Capiz) na si Valentin Talavero ang lumabas na ulat ng Commission on Audit (COA) na wala silang nakita na negatibong findings sa paggamit ng pondo para sa National Greening Program ng DENR. Ayon kay ginoong Talavero tama ang nagging pagpapatupad nila sa proyektong ito.
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) — In response to the report of the Commission on Audit (COA), the Office of the Presidential Adviser on the Peace Process (OPAPP) said that their 1.1 billion peso-fund was all accounted for. The OPAPP just failed to liquidate said fund on time. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)
