President Duterte says COA chairman Michael Aguinaldo's refusal to audit the Philippine Red Cross would constitute 'dereliction of duty'.
President Rodrigo Duterte warned Commission on Audit Chairman Michael Aguinaldo of a"long legal battle" if the COA chief refuses to heed his call for an audit of the Philippine Red Cross' use of funds from the Philippine government.
Addressing the PRC, Duterte said,"Any money belonging to the government of the Republic of the Philippines given to the agency, whatever be the nature, if they are operating here and you receive the money and spend it, you are accountable to the government and therefore an audit is in order." "The provision is very specific. Any transaction involving public interest and public funds has to be traced and audited, whether it is public or private," said Briones.During the briefing, Chief Legal Counsel Salvador Panelo backed the President's position and said in Filipino that in his legal opinion,"no further discussions were necessary" on whether COA can audit PRC.
At the end of the briefing, Duterte's final words were still for the senator and the COA chairman."I’m sure Aguinaldo and Gordon should know where they are now. So I hope they’d stop invoking that phrase about being independent."
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