What’s wrong with 4Ps?
Who should we listen to when the matter of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps is up for evaluation? ...
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Lazo new PDEA head, Cordoba to COA
President Ferdinand R. Marcos has appointed retired police general Moro Virgilio Lazo as the new head of the Philippine Drug ...
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QC cites COA report on ‘wealthiest’ city
The Quezon City government on Tuesday thanked the Commission on Audit (COA) for citing it as the country’s wealthiest city ...
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QC is wealthiest city; Cebu is richest province—COA
Quezon City is still the country’s wealthiest city in terms of assets, while Cebu remained on top as the richest ...
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COA: P691.76-billion losses by government CPSE firms in ‘21
The government lost about P691.76 billion in 2021, representing the combined comprehensive loss of state corporations classified as commercial public ...
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Ode to the daily grind
"Each day he hears the screaming broadcast of the Philippine peso falling once more against the US dollar, and feels ...
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COA: Restore P723m slashed from ‘23 budget
The Commission on Audit on Tuesday asked the Senate to restore P723 million slashed from its proposed budget for 2023, ...
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Zambales gov clarifies pandemic purchases
IBA, Zambales—Governor Hermogenes Ebdane Jr. clarified over the weekend that the reported “lapses and deficiencies” in the use by the ...
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PS-DBM open to return P3 billion invested in banks to Treasury
The Procurement Service of the Department of Budget and Management (PS-DBM) has expressed its intention to return to the state ...
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Government auditors flag PS-DBM for its P3 billion bank investment
The Commission on Audit has called the attention of the Department of Budget and Management Procurement Service (PS-DBM) for an ...
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