Will COA finally audit the Philippine Red Cross? The Commission on Audit (COA) is said to be checking where the Philippine Red Cross used the funds of Senator Richard Gordon from his Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). According to President Rodrigo Duterte, the senator had put more than P80 million under the humanitarian organization that … Read more
Pacquiao asks Duterte not to defend his personnel involved in corruption Senator Manny Pacquiao asked President Rodrigo Duterte to let the Senate investigate his personnel involved in corruption. Pacquiao stressed in an interview via “Balitaan at Kumustahan” with Jon Ibanez on Friday that the Philippines is a democratic country and not under a dictatorship. “Hindi … Read more
Duterte on Dick Gordon: “Puro daldal kanya ang tanong at kanya yung sagot at siya ang magsabi kung mali ka o hindi.” President Rodrigo Duterte slammed Senator Richard “Dick” Gordon for being hot with Department of Health officials in connection with the audit report released by the Commission on Audit. Earlier, COA flagged DOH for … Read more
Duterte on Department of Health: “I am not defending DOH… I’m just sharing my opinion.” DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH – President Rodrigo Duterte denied defending DOH after it was flagged by the Commission on Audit over deficiencies on budget spending for COVID-19 response. COA is an independent constitutional commission established by the Constitution of the Philippines. … Read more
Here are the memes generated by Duque’s winarak remark WINARAK – Health Secretary Francisco Duque III’s emotional statement regarding the Commission on Audit’s (COA) report on the department’s “deficiencies” in using its COVID-19 response fund generated memes. The word “winarak” that Duque repeatedly used in his statement stuck in the minds of netizens. “Winarak na … Read more
Lacson: “Imagine a country without state auditors. Kanya kanyang kupit, kanya kanyang kurakot” Senator and presidential aspirant Panfilo “Ping” Lacson Sr. took to the micro-blogging site, Twitter wherein he expressed his opinion about alledged corruption issues involving government agencies. Lacson made the statement amid the issue of the Commission on Audit’s (COA) “disclosure” of questionable … Read more
De Lima: “Sabi siya nang sabi na galit siya sa korapsyon pero hindi naman niya sinusuportahan ang COA…” Senator Leila de Lima slammed President Rodrigo Duterte for attacking the Commission on Audit (COA) for releasing an audit report on the use of the Department of Health’s COVID-19 response fund. On Monday, Duterte slammed COA after … Read more
Here’s the reaction of several senators on ’emotional’ statements of Health Secretary Duque Several senators called out Health Secretary Francisco Duque III following his emotional statements against the Commission on Audit (COA). Recently, Duque lambasted COA for its report regarding the deficiencies in the Department of Health’s (DOH) spending on the P67 billion COVID-19 response … Read more
COA auditor behind controversial DOH report passes away after a heart attack A state auditor behind the controversial Department of Health (DOH) audit report has died after suffering a heart attack, according to a former Commission on Audit (COA) official. In a Facebook post, former COA commissioner Heidi Mendoza said that her former co-worker lawyer … Read more
Bayan Muna: “Mukhang joke lang din yata ang anti-corruption drive ng Duterte administration” A day after President Rodrigo Duterte called out the Commission on Audit (COA), Bayan Muna Representative Carlos Isagani Zarate said the administration’s anti-corruption campaign was a joke. According to Zarate, Duterte used to say that even a “whiff of corruption” is not … Read more