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MRT-3 revenues, passenger volume hit record low in 2018 — COA

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:01:09 +0000

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MANILA, Philippines – The generated revenues and serviced passengers of the Metro Rail Transit Line 3 (MRT-3) registered a record low in 2018, according to the Commission on Audit (COA) report released on Wednesday. In the audit report, COA showed a comparative analysis of MRT-3’s operations over four years, which revealed that collection from ticket […]

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299 irrigation projects worth over P20B delayed — COA

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Credit to Author: jespinosa| Date: Tue, 13 Aug 2019 05:50:29 +0000

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit has flagged 299 irrigation contracts worth P20.70 billion that have been delayed for up to 2,287 calendar days due to poor performance of contractors and other factors. COA’s audit report of the National Irrigation Administration (NIA) for 2018 released this August 9 also revealed that liquidation damages were […]

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Teachers seek congressional probe of textbook fiasco

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Credit to Author: besguerra| Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2019 23:27:09 +0000

Teachers seek congressional probe of textbook fiasco

MANILA, Philippines — Public school teachers urged lawmakers to immediately conduct a congressional probe into the textbook fiasco state auditors highlighted recently, with one group likening the misuse of funds and numerous questions it raised to a “can of worms.”

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COA: NFA failure to meet 2018 buffer stock targets brought supply, price problems nationwide

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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Fri, 09 Aug 2019 13:24:43 +0000

MANILA, Philippines—Low stocks of rice at many National Food Authority (NFA) warehouses in 2018 made towns vulnerable to supply shortage and high commercial rice prices aside from putting at risk the capability of provinces or regions to respond to calamities. The Commission on Audit (COA), in a report released on Friday (Aug. 8), said the […]

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COA report: P254M went to ‘error-filled’ DepEd books

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 22:55:15 +0000

Besides examining the books of the education department, state auditors have become grammar cops and fact checkers of its instructional materials.

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WHAT WENT BEFORE

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Credit to Author: racosta| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 22:50:11 +0000

Self-styled “sick books crusader” Antonio Calipjo Go has slammed the Department of Education (DepEd) in recent years for publishing error-riddled textbooks and teaching materials used in public schools.

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COA raises red flags in Pagcor’s ‘Matuwid Na Daan Sa Silid Aralan’ project

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Credit to Author: acerojano| Date: Fri, 19 Jul 2019 13:21:37 +0000

COA raises red flags in Pagcor’s ‘Matuwid Na Daan Sa Silid Aralan’ project

The Commission on Audit (COA) has red-flagged the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (Pagcor) for its lapses in implementing the “Matuwid Na Daan Sa Silid Aralan” project.

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Parañaque to LGUs: Spend prudently, collect taxes aggressively

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Credit to Author: clopez| Date: Wed, 17 Jul 2019 21:14:31 +0000

The Commission on Audit’s (COA) recent findings that some local governments in Metro Manila were mired in debt reminded Parañaque City treasurer Anthony Pulmano

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