SEN. Robinhood “Robin” C. Padilla is pushing for integrity and public trust in government as he sponsored the proposed New Auditing Act in the Senate.
The amendatory bill comes amid a renewed focus on the work of the Commission on Audit after its reports were used for ongoing congressional investigations into alleged fund misuse in several agencies.
“Bahagi po ito ng ating tungkulin at pananagutan bilang mga kawani ng pamahalaan—ang paglilingkod taglay ang pinakamataas na pakundangan, dangal, katapatan, at kahusayan. ,” he added. The auditing act that will be revised by the Senate bill is Presidential Decree No. 1445 dated June 11, 1978, during the presidency of Ferdinand Marcos, Sr.—and much older than the 1987 Constitution.
The bill allows the COA to get private lawyers for COA officials and employees facing cases related to their work.
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