"Your honors, you have our commitment po na hindi po kami papayag na hindi po ma-audit itong government expenditure na ito lalong-lalo na po na 'yung mga nagpautang sa atin which is the World Bank and the ADB ay nagpapa-special audit na po para dito," Cordoba said.
The World Bank and the Asian Development Bank are already demanding a special audit on the loans they have granted to the Philippine government for the procurement of COVID-19 vaccines, Commission on Audit chairman Gamaliel Cordoba disclosed Tuesday.
During the hearing on his ad interim appointment, Senator Risa Hontiveros asked Cordoba how he will enforce the constitutional duty of COA to audit the actual expenditures on the vaccine procurement.billions in public funds used to procure COVID-19 vaccines because of the non-disclosure agreements entered into by the Philippine government and the vaccine suppliers.
"Ang amin pong gagawin magde-demand po kami, demand letter po ang ating resident auditor and then kapag hindi po nila binigay ay sa COA proper level susulat din po kami but after that po, we have to issue a notice of suspension and go through the process of notice of disallowance and tuloy tuloy po 'yon kasama na rin po 'yung other legal processes which may include issuance of a subpoena, your honors," Cordoba said.
It provides that "whenever there are differences arising from the settlement of accounts by reason of disallowances or charges, the auditor shall issue Notices of Disallowance/Charge which shall be considered as audit decisions. Such ND/NC shall be adequately established by evidence and the conclusions, recommendations or dispositions shall be supported by applicable laws, regulations, jurisprudence and the generally accepted accounting and auditing principles.
Cordoba, in response, said they have to undergo COA processes such as the issuance of notice of suspension to show the DOH that their actions were not compliant with the auditing rules and regulations.
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