MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has found P33.734 million in unliquidated cash advances at the Supreme Court, most of which were granted to the court’s regular disbursing officer. ADVERTISEMENTA staggering 86 percent of the unliquidated cash advances, or P30.061 million, were traced to the officer in charge of the high tribunal’s cash collection and disbursement division, although the report did not name the officer. The COA said the aforementioned officer was granted cash advances for disbursement, even when she hadn’t completed nor filed the paperwork for previously granted cash advances. Due to the failure of the disbursing officer to liquidate the cash advances, the audit body recommended that the high court stop paying her salary. The high court also said that the regular disbursing officer in charge of the P30.061 million in cash advances had pledged to liquidate the questioned cash advances.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer July 20, 2019 21:11 UTC