{"id":167369,"date":"2018-06-19T07:50:55","date_gmt":"2018-06-19T11:50:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=167369"},"modified":"2018-06-19T07:50:55","modified_gmt":"2018-06-19T11:50:55","slug":"coa-to-conduct-pre-audit-on-all-dot-contracts-romulo-puyat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/06\/19\/coa-to-conduct-pre-audit-on-all-dot-contracts-romulo-puyat\/","title":{"rendered":"COA to conduct pre-audit on all DOT contracts: Romulo-Puyat"},"content":{"rendered":"
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“We are in close contact with COA, in fact, the COA only does post-audit based on latest circular but when I approached Chairman Michael Aguinaldo, he agreed that all the projects, all the contracts go through their pre-audit,” Romulo-Puyat said during the Makati Business Club Annual Meeting in Makati Tuesday. (PNA photo)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA\u00a0— The Commission on Audit (COA) will now review all contracts of the Department of Tourism upon the request of Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat.<\/p>\n

“We are in close contact with COA, in fact, the COA only does post-audit based on latest circular but when I approached Chairman Michael Aguinaldo, he agreed that all the projects, all the contracts go through their pre-audit,” Romulo-Puyat said during the Makati Business Club Annual Meeting in Makati Tuesday.<\/p>\n

According to the tourism chief, COA is scheduled to send a team to the DOT to review all concerned contracts, which did not go through a proper bidding. She noted that pending a COA report, all projects she’s “not comfortable with” are suspended.<\/p>\n

The most controversial program Romulo-Puyat named was the PHP80-million Buhay Carinderia…Redefined project of Marylindbert International and the Tourism Promotions Board. Other projects subjected to review on the other hand were not revealed by the official.<\/p>\n

“I will not move without the COA’s approval,” she stressed.<\/p>\n

Part of the DoT\u2019s partnership with COA is on latter strengthening the department’s internal control systems to make sure that the agency’s funds are “not wasted.”<\/p>\n

“They will make sure it is effectively used,” she said.<\/p>\n

When asked about the COA review’s timeline, Romulo-Puyat said she won’t rush the commission.<\/p>\n

“All contracts I’m not comfortable with, I’m giving to COA, all we can do is follow up with them.”<\/p>\n

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