The Quezon City government, under Mayor Joy Belmonte, has passed the Commission on Audit review of the utilization of its P1.588-billion development fund for last year, while the Davao City government has been flagged for inappropriately charging from its 2022 DF P6.454 million worth of expenses not related to development projects.
MANILA, Philippines — The Quezon City government, under Mayor Joy Belmonte, has passed the Commission on Audit ’s review of the utilization of its P1.588-billion development fund for last year, while the Davao City government has been flagged for inappropriately charging from its 2022 DF P6.454 million worth of expenses not related to development projects.
The COA said this was on top of the QC government’s P1.781-billion continuing DF appropriation from the previous year for 21 PPAs; thus, the QC government had a total of P3.369-billion DF at its disposal for implementation of the total of 93 development PPAs. “Based on the audit work performed, we found that the utilization of the 20-percent DF of the Quezon City government complies with the provisions of Item 3.2.5 of the DBM-DOF-DILG JMC No. 1 dated Nov. 4, 2020,” the COA’s report stated.
The audit breakdown showed that the QC government allocated its P1.588-billion 2022 DF for land improvements, road networks, flood control system, sewer system, power supply system, building construction, hospital and health center facilities and other structures. The COA did not elaborate on the status of the implementation of the PPAs, but said that P6.454 million worth of expenses not related to development PPAs was “inappropriately charged against the 20-percent DF.”
It added that during the exit conference, the city government assured COA that the DF allocation for 2023 and succeeding years would be “in compliance with existing laws, rules and regulations governing the utilization of the said fund.”LIST: Catch up with your best bud this month with these super buy 1 get 1 dealsCelebrate Metrobank's birthday month with these special treats!
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