MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has flagged the Department of Education (DepEd) for failing to remit billions of pesos in employee deductions as the Supreme Court sifted through issues raised in three petitions against the secret funds of Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte.
According to its 2022 audit report, the unremitted funds consisted of P4.47 billion in premium contributions and loan amortizations that had already been deducted from the salaries of DepEd employees.
For the same year, the COA also flagged the Office of the Vice President for reporting that Duterte was disbursed at least P125 million over 11 days as part of “confidential and intelligence funds.”
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