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[PODCAST] Beyond the Stories: Ang papel ng COA laban sa korupsiyon

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[PODCAST] Beyond the Stories: Ang papel ng COA laban sa korupsiyon
Ano ang silbi ng audit na ginagawa ng ahensiyang ito taon-taon?

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Laging nasa balita ang Commission on Audit (COA) nitong nakaraang mga linggo dahil sa mga nadiskubre nitong anomalya o hindi tamang paggamit ng pondo ng ilang ahensiya ng gobyerno. 

Nagtamo ng batikos mula kay Presidente Rodrigo Duterte mismo ang mga auditor na gumaganap ng kanilang tungkulin, pero inulan naman sila ng suporta ng mga mamamayan na nakakaunawa ng kahalagahan ng ginagawa ng COA para malabanan ang korupsiyon. 

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Sa Miyerkoles, Agosto 25, pag-uusapan nina Rappler reporter Lian Buan at researcher-writer Jodesz Gavilan kung paano isinasagawa ng COA ang audit taon-taon, at ano ang silbi ng pagsusuring ito sa paggasta ng pera ng mamamayan. 

Sinusundan ni Buan ang COA at ang Office of the Ombudsman.

Bakit nga ba kailangan bantayan ang isyung ito? Ayon kay Buan:

Because it’s a lot of money. Again, ibabalik ko doon na sinusupend ang public bidding. Public bidding is supposed to be our main protector against corruption kasi rigid ang public bidding. As in sobrang daming rules sa public bidding. And we understand that in the context of the pandemic, you really have to expedite purchases kaya sa Bayanihan Law, binigyan ng greenlight ang mga agency na huwag na mag-public bidding, mag-negotiated procurement ka na. And to some extent, naniniwala tayo na kailangan iyon. Kasi urgent talaga, matter of life and death. Every second, every minute, may namamatay. We get it na kailangan i-waive ang public bidding. But also, kapag waived ang public bidding, tumataas ang exposure to corruption and daming pera nito. Not only do we have to watch where our money goes, we are operating in a context that people may potentially die due to misuse of money. So it’s no longer just this very abstract concept of funds or protecting ang kaban ng bayan. Malapit sa sikmura ng tao na kapag na-misuse na pera, it’s equivalent to a ventilator that was not available to this person. And the auditors said this sa [annual audit report] nila, na it could’ve saved so many lives if these opportunities were not missed by the Department of Health.

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