COA logo & HQ
In the 2020 PNP Annual Audit Report that the Commission on Audit (COA) released the other day, the low utilization rate of the total P1.084 billion for the police force’s anti-insurgency programs under the NTF-ELCAC was easily recognized.
This could give several lawmakers a stronger reason to support their call to defund the NTF-ELCAC although state auditors did not comment on the significant amount of unspent funds for the anti-insurgency program.
For the audit year examined by COA, it was disclosed that the PNP had an obligated amount of P240,802,722.97 by the end of 2020 but only P86,568,860.17 or 35.95 percent was actually spent.