00:00The Commission on Audit faces a shortage of personnel, saying it needs 384 more state auditors to spot possible corruption
00:07and ensure that public funds are properly used.
00:10COA Assistant Commissioner Lorna Cabot-Chan says, during the Duterte administration in 2020, the Department of Budget and Management scrapped
00:17at least 716 positions in the COA.
00:19The COA filed a motion for reconsideration with the DBM, with the latter approving the restoration of 332 positions at
00:26the COA in July 2025.
00:28Of these, 141 were for the COA Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao and 123 for Central Luzon.
00:35Former President Rodrigo Duterte had a strained relationship with the COA while he was in office, even calling on the
00:41Commission to stop publishing its audit reports.
