MANILA – The Commission on Audit (COA) believes that they may resolve more than 4,000 audit backlogs in two years.
During the Commission on Appointments (CA) deliberations on the ad-interim appointment of COA Chairman Gamaliel Cordoba on Tuesday, Senator Risa Hontiveros asked about the audit backlog status of the agency.
“As of now, our pending cases in COA proper are around 4,000. It is quite a lot. But, rest assured, we will complete these immediately,” Cordoba replied.
Hontiveros was surprised with the figure and inquired about the time frame in solving the cases.
Cordoba answered: “I think in two years time we will resolve these. We will make a program for this.”
According to the chairperson, he will use technology to address the backlog. He said that is the benefit of being a former commissioner of the National Telecommunications Commission.
“The first thing that I will do is to use technology. The most important thing would be the aging of cases to finish the backlogs,” he said.
The CA is continuing its debate on Cordoba’s appointment. The first discussion was suspended due to lack of time after a heated exchange between Hontiveros and Sagip Representative Rodante Marcoleta on the closure of media giant ABS-CBN last week. (Daniza Fernandez © Philippine Daily Inquirer)
