Disbursements not compliant with laws, rules, and regulations
Department of Public Works and Highways · 2023
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What Happened?
Category: Financial ManagementIssue: Non-complianceThe agency spent about P482 million on various items that did not follow the rules, such as buying old vehicles instead of new ones, renting vehicles without permission, paying for trees that were not counted, and mishandling travel expense claims. This puts the legitimacy of these payments in question.
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Original Audit Finding Excerpt
"Disbursements in the total amount of P481,734,620.10 which were considered not compliant with pertinent provisions of existing laws, rules and regulations and/or deviated from proper standards and procedural guidelines, rendered the validity, regularity and propriety of transactions doubtful contrary to Section 2 of Presidential Decree No. 1445."