The trip in question involves Mayor Michael Rama and his team traveling to Canada for a religious event.
CEBU, Philippines – State auditors have raised concerns over the Cebu City government’s disbursement of what they consider excessive funds used during an official trip to Canada in August 2022, headed by Mayor Michael Rama and other local officials.
The trip was made after Rama was invited by the Vancouver-Kensington Constituency Office, Legislative Assembly, to witness the religious event. The airfare and DSA for each personnel, including the mayor, were set at P300,000 and P198,000, respectively.First, the three other officials who accompanied Rama lacked travel authority from the secretary of the Department of the Interior and Local Government , auditors said.
Second, the payment of the travel cash advances to these officials was also not approved by the DILG secretary contrary to what was stated in the EO, according to the COA.State auditors found that the airfare expense of P300,000 per person was not justified, as the airline’s flight price was estimated to be between P25,128 to P27,920 for a one-way ticket from Cebu to Vancouver, Canada.
Based on the 2009 Revised Rules of Procedure of COA, a disallowance is when an audit finds a transaction to be illegal, irregular, unnecessary, excessive, extravagant, or unconscionable.
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