The COA said that investigating possible graft in government agencies wasn’t part of its mandate. On Friday, the Commission on Audit (COA) said that investigating possible graft in government agencies wasn’t part of its mandate. It was Senator Christopher Lawrence “Bong” Go who asked about the process of flagging corruption or anomalies in the audit … Read more
President Duterte will audit COA if he won as vice president in 2022. On Thursday, President Rodrigo Duterte said that he will audit the Commission on Audit (COA) if he won as vice president in 2022. The President’s tirades against COA seemed to be far from over after he volunteered to audit the agency if … Read more
President Rodrigo Duterte to Cabinet Secretaries: “‘Wag mong sundin ‘yang COA” On Monday, President Rodrigo Duterte told Cabinet secretaries to just follow his orders and to ignore the reports by the Commission on Audit (COA). According to President Duterte, state auditors should stop flagging deficiencies in government projects, especially those connected to COVID-19 pandemic response. … Read more