Probe on Bukidnon vehicular mishap launched

November 8, 2008

By Lizanilla J. Amarga

The Local Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB-10) and the Land Transportation Office (LTO-10) are now launching their own investigation on the incident involving a vehicular mishap Wednesday that killed 15 people at Dangcagan, Bukidnon. Read more

Police nabbed truck driver in tragic Bukidnon vehicular mishap

November 7, 2008

By Lizanilla J. Amarga

Police authorities have now placed under their custody the driver and his two helpers of the 10-wheeler Isuzu truck which rammed a van killing 15 passengers in Dangcagan, Bukidnon late afternoon Wednesday. Read more

Findings No.2 COA Annual Audit Report 2006

July 25, 2008

2. The Provincial Government entered into Memoranda of Agreement with the Bukidnon Filipino-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (BFCCCII) for the construction of the school building projects and housing units of the former, inconsistent with the RA 4566, otherwise known as the “Contractor’s License Law”; thereby, resulting to delayed implementation of the projects and, therefore, affecting public interest. Read more

Findings No.1 COA Annual Audit Report 2006

July 25, 2008

1. The agency incurred irregular expenditures totaling P54.7 Million (Annexes A to D) representing extra cash gift ranging from P40,000.00 to P100,000.00 and additional extra cash gift ranging from P10,000.00 to P20,000.00 each to its provincial officials and employees, exceeding the maximum amount of P5,000.00 per employee as fixed in RA 6686, as amended; thus, unreasonably impairing its liquidity. Read more

Findings No.2 COA Annual Audit Report 2004

July 25, 2008

The subsidiary ledgers for cash in bank do not tally with the general ledger, because posting of entries were not reconciled, in violation of Section 10, NGAS Volume II, thus it affected the balances of the accounts. Read more

Findings No.1 COA Annual Audit Report 2004

July 25, 2008

A financial and compliance audit was conducted on the accounts and operations of the provincial government of Bukidnon for year ended December 31, 2004. Read more

Finding No. 3 of COA Annual Audit Report 2005

July 25, 2008

3. The full and final payment of mobilization cost amounting P1,879,689.54 for the Design and Construction of 150-bed, Third-Level Referral Provincial Hospital located at Malaybalay City was debited to “Construction in Progress – Agency Assets” instead of the “Advances to Contractors” account, inconsistent with the Manual on the New Government Accounting System for Use in Local Government Units and, thus, causing overstatement on the former account and inverse understatement of the latter account. Read more

Finding No. 2 COA Annual Audit Report 2005

July 25, 2008

The BRCI TOMATO PASTE PROCESSING PLANT acquired by the Agency thru an auction in May 2002 at a total cost of P37,344,240.00, including the buyer’s premium of P2,766,240.00, remained idle for over three (3) years, inconsistent with the provision in Section 2 of PD 1445; thus, exposing the assets to loss due to the action of the elements and pilferages. Read more

Finding No. 1 on COA Annual Audit Report 2005

July 25, 2008

The agency failed to finalize the inventory report and consequently reconcile with the accounting records the property, plant and equipment valued at P1,438,749,826.89 in its balance sheet as of December 31, 2005, thus the validity, reasonableness and accuracy could not be ascertained. Read more

Bukidnon in Mindanao’s Priority Infra 2007-2010 – NEDA says

May 1, 2008

The regional office of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA-10) has just announced the inclusion of the Province of Bukidnon as among those provinces that will receive a top-priority infrastructure project in the next three years.

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