The Commission on Audit has flagged the municipal government of Itogon in Benguet for alleged violation of the procurement law and failure to account for goods that were distributed during COVID lockdowns.
Local government units (LGUs) have spent P118.9 billion combined on coronavirus disease 2019 response measures as of June 2021, according to preliminary
LOCAL government units (LGUs) spent a combined P118.9 billion for Covid-19 response in a span of more than a year since April 2020. Based on preliminary data gathered by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF) from April 2020 to June 2021, the bulk of the Covid-19 response war chest…
Local government units (LGUs) COVID-19 response amounted to P118.9 billion as of end June last year, the Department of Finance (DOF) reported on Sunday, Feb. 19. According to the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF), an attached agency of the DOF, of the combined spending of LGUs on COVID-1
MANILA - Local government units (LGUs) have spent PHP118.9 billion combined on coronavirus disease 2019 (Covid-19) response measures as of June 2021, according to preliminary data gathered by the Bureau of Local Government Finance (BLGF). In a report to Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III, the BLGF said of the total, PHP76.44 billion came from LGUs own funds and another PHP35.44 billion from the Bayanihan Grant under the 2020 national budget and in view of the Bayanihan to Heal as One Act (Bayanihan 1), whose effectivity was extended up to last year. LGUs also utilized PHP4.93 billion of their unexpended cash balances of public funds held in trust that were transferred to the general fund (GF) of LGUs to support their pandemic response efforts. Another PHP2.14 billion spent by LGUs came from grants and donations, the BLGF said. Under Republic Act 11494 or the Bayanihan to Recover as One Act (Bayanihan 2), the unexpended cash balances of public funds held in trust by the local govern