Ombudsman suspends Quezon mayor Empreses over graft case

San Andres, Quezon Mayor Sergio Francisco Emprese has been ordered preventively suspended for six months over a graft complaint he is facing concerning the illegal use of the Local Disas ter Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF) in...

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COA slams Rizal’s single-digit spending of disaster response funds

The Commission on Audit (COA) has called out the provincial government of Rizal for its minuscule utilization of disaster response funds, with percentages only in the single...

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Antipolo city misspends P12M disaster funds for carpool vehicles

At least P12,886,187 in Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF) for Antipolo City, Rizal was misspent on nine units of service utility vehicles and five units of mini dump trucks, even though these items were not related to disaster preparedness, state auditors...

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Disaster risk reduction funds in Nueva Vizcaya town misspent

State auditors called out the attention of the municipalit government of Kasibu in Nueva Vizcaya for spending P1,581,814.33 from its Local Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Fund (LDRRMF) for projects and activities not exactly related to disaster risk...

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Disaster risk funds in Banate, Iloilo splurged on meal allowances

At least P502,900 in disaster risk reduction funds for the municipality of Banate in Iloilo were spent on the meals of its rescue team volunteers, defeating the purpose of the creation of the fund, state auditors...

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Mt. Province capitol uses disaster risk reduction funds to buy P3.2M coaster – COA

The provincial government of Mountain Province used its disaster risk reduction funds to purchase a P3.2 million coaster bus which was only being used for official travels, state auditors...

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Marinduque execs used calamity funds to buy cellphones – COA

Marinduque is perhaps the only province in the country that has remained under a state calamity since 2012 after being hit by Typhoon “Ofel”. And now the Commission on Audit (COA) is questioning Gov. Carmencita Reyes why the provincial government used its disaster mitigation fund to purchase 1,300 units of cellular phones that were distributed...

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