Commission on Audit

Masbate Senior Provincial Board Member Jason Arevalo said that the Commission on Audit is just performing its constitutional mandate in releasing to the public their audit reports.

Sorsogon Governor Francis "Chiz" Escudero took a swipe against Health Secretary Francisco Duque III after the latter blasted the Commission on Audit for merely doing its job.

Despite being given a relatively small portion of the budget, the Office of the Vice President uses these public funds efficiently.

The provincial government of Masbate has been tasked to sort out its books, after an audit revealed P65 million in outstanding cash advances dating as far back as 2008.

The Commission on Audit (COA) called out the provincial government of Masbate for overpaying contractors, setting back state coffers by P7.04 million.

Poor planning and a lack of coordination have struck the provincial government of Catanduanes, rendering a multi-million hunger mitigation project aimed at reducing poverty idle.

The Commission on Audit (COA) expressed concern over the validity of the procurement process of the provincial government of Camarines Sur which allowed a single supplier to maintain a smorgasbord of contracts totaling P134.74 million.

The provincial government of Albay was able to substantially exceed its annual tax collections on sand, gravel and other quarry resources by 119.47 percent - in excess of P53.76 million against its 2018 target.

The provincial government of Romblon was cited again in post-audit for the payment of salaries, bonuses in excess by P29.44 million of the limits prescribed under law.

The Commission on Audit (COA) noted improprieties and defects in the procurement process of the provincial government of Romblon, which has allegedly deprived the province of a more effective and efficient system.