In the 2020 audit report on the COA, it was also noted that cash advances were granted to accountable officers despite non-liquidation of their previous cash advances.
Also flagged by the audit team was the overstocking of COA supplies amounting to P9.074 million, resulting to possible wastage of government resources through obsolescence. The management however told the audit team that they already issued a letter to the contractor informing them of the total receivable due from them.In a Facebook post, former COA commissioner Jose Fabia said that the audit report is the best evidence that agency, which audits itself, has a system that works.
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