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COA launches internal reforms amid flood control scandal
The Commission on Audit (CoA) is requesting increased funding and personnel to investigate alleged corruption in multibillion-peso flood control projects.
CoA Chairman Gamaliel A. Cordoba highlighted a critical shortage of manpower due to budget cuts by the Department of Budget and Management, which resulted in the elimination of 963 positions.
A comprehensive audit has been ordered for all Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) flood control projects in Bulacan from July 2022 to May 2025.
The CoA has completed 21 fraud audit reports, forwarding eight to the Office of the Ombudsman and using the rest as basis for administrative suspensions.
To enhance transparency and prevent corruption, CoA will require auditors to submit detailed declarations of economic interests beyond the usual statements of assets, liabilities, and net worth.
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The Commission on Audit (COA) cited a severe shortage of personnel in its Bulacan First District Engineering Office as the primary reason why auditors failed to detect the alleged flood control scam.
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