MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has found that P1.83-million worth of meals served by the Bureau of Broadcast Services (BBS) – an agency under the Presidential Communications Operations Office (PCOO) – during meetings are not covered by complete documentation. 1445, which states that “claims against government funds shall be supported with complete documentation,” and COA Circular No. 2012-001 that prescribes that all types of disbursements must be supported with sufficient and relevant documents to establish the validity of claims. ADVERTISEMENTFor its part, the BBS management, in its reply to COA, has assured the audit team that they will submit the lacking documents to support the claims and comply with the documentary requirements. RELATED STORYCOA: PCOO has P10M in unliquidated federalism drive funds/MUFRead NextEDITORS' PICKMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 21, 2020 03:42 UTC