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DOJ, DILG addressed COA findings cited by Duterte, past reports show
President Rodrigo Duterte cited old Commission on Audit (COA) reports to defend Health Secretary Francisco Duque III and accused former Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and former Interior Secretary Mar Roxas of having unliquidated funds during their tenures.
Duterte claimed the DOJ under De Lima had unliquidated cash advances in 2013, while the DILG under Roxas had unliquidated fund transfers in December 2014.
He asserted that the Filipino people should know who the real thieves are, implying De Lima and Roxas were among them.
However, past reports show that the DOJ and DILG addressed most of the concerns of state auditors regarding their unliquidated cash advances and fund transfers.
In 2013, COA flagged the DOJ over P66.99 million in unliquidated cash advances to officers and employees.
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