UNA slams Roxas after COA uncovers unliquidated P7.04-B DILG funds

By Ben R. Rosario and Anna Liza Villas – Alavaren The Commission on Audit (COA) has uncovered P7.04 billion in unliquidated Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) fund transfers to various government and non-government offices tasked to implement key projects of the Aquino government. The United Nationalist Alliance (UNA) immediately seized the opportunity to slam administration standard bearer Mar Roxas as this happened during his stint as DILG secretary. In its 2014 annual audit report, COA noted that the P7.040-billion government funds were transferred to national government agencies, local government units, non-government organizaitons and people’s organizations and DILG regional offices to implement various projects. Among the projects given funding were the much-vaunted bottoms up budgeting (BUB); Sagana at Ligtas na Tubig sa Lahat Program (Salintubig); Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (Pamana); Scale UP Funds Water Governance and Water Sanitation; and Public Transport Assistance Program. However, the fund transfers remained [...]