State auditors say the provincial board's 737 temporary workers cost Misamis Oriental P75.4 million in 2022 alone
CAGAYAN DE ORO, Philippines – Misamis Oriental’s legislators remained tight-lipped as state auditors spotlighted their engagement of over 700 temporary workers in 2022, alongside the contentious practice of designating a lone wage collector for some of the workers.
“ is dubious due to the actual functions performed by these JOs which do not fit the definition of a job order,” the COA report read in part. The COA said the hiring of 737 job order workers went against the guidelines set by the Civil Service Commission , COA rules, and the Local Government Code, thus, “affecting the regularity and necessity of hiring JOs and payment of their wages.”
Auditors also advised the officials to coordinate or delegate the screening and selection of job order workers to the Provincial Human Resource and Management Office because it can properly determine the merit, fitness, and qualifications of workers. “The wages of some of the JOs hired in the Office of the SP totaling P4.496 million were not claimed directly by them but were claimed and collected by a person with Special Power of Attorney,” the COA report reads.“Stop the practice of allowing another person to claim and collect the salaries of the JOs and the transfer of cash from one person to another in order to protect government funds from possible losses,” read a part of the report.
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