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<span style="color: magenta;">State auditors say the Office of the Ombudsman had unimplemented procurement worth P183.9 million or 65% of its Annual Procurement Plan for that year</span></h2>
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<i><span style="color: magenta;">AUDIT REPORT. The Commission on Audit raises concerns regarding the unimplemented procurement of the Office of the Ombudsman. File photo from the Office of the Ombudsman</span></i></h4>
MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) said the Office of the Ombudsman violated procurement guidelines back in 2014 over unimplemented procurement totaling P183.9 million or 65% of its Annual Procurement Plan (APP) for that year.<br />
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In a value-for-money audit released last September 6, COA said the Ombudsman did not observe guidelines under the Revised Implementing Rules and Regulations of Republic Act 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act, as well as Government Procurement Policy Board Circular Number 01-2009.<br />
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The law directs government agencies to be prudent in using government funds and requires them to ensure that only equipment and supplies crucial to carrying out their functions should be included in the procurement plan.<br />
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"Of the total APP of P280,832,533.94 for CY 2014, only P96,936,531.47 or 35 percent was undertaken... due to non-adherence to [existing rules]. In addition, the APPs were not within the approved budget," the audit report read.<br />
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Not meticulously planned<br />
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The state auditors also pointed out that the Ombudsman asked for funds exceeding P150 million to purchase items it had no immediate use for.<br />
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"The APP prepared by the OMB-CO was not reflective of the Office's entire procurement activity for one year due to the inclusion of excessive items in the APP that seemed not yet essential in the pursuit of its operations," COA said.<br />
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Based on the report, the biggest unimplemented sum was under the Ombudsman-Central Office with P151.33 million.<br />
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This was followed by the OMB-Office of the Special Prosecutor with P16.64 million, OMB-Luzon with P12.29 million, and OMB-Military and other Law Enforcement Offices (MOLEO) with P3.63 million.<br />
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The items included "property, plant and equipment," with a budget of P134.23 million of which only P31.57 million was spent; "common supplies/materials" which had P16.33 million in allocations but only P5.11 million was utilized; and "building administration supplies" with P16.5 million of which only P0.58 million was used.<br />
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Other procurements included "repairs and maintenance of vehicles/spare parts" which had P12.41 million set aside but only P3.23 million was spent during the year.<br />
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The report cited that procurement implementation ranged from 0% to 1.89% for the Ombudsman-Central Office.<br />
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"With the huge amounts of unimplemented balances, the aforementioned APPs were therefore not meticulously and judiciously planned," COA added.<br />
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In response to the audit report, the Ombudsman said much of the unimplemented procurement was for the new office spaces for the Office of the Special Prosecutor which ended up being delayed.<br />
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MANILA - President Rodrigo Duterte's youngest son, Sebastian, is unaffected by unrelenting criticism of his father, saying it comes with the territory.</div>
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The young Duterte, more popularly known by his nickname "Baste," said that with over two decades of public service under his father's belt, the family is used to critics.</div>
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"Not really, it's politics, it's gonna happen. I'm his son for 28 years. We had it coming. Alam niyo naman yun [You know that]," he told ABS-CBN News</div>
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While not entirely unaffected, the young Duterte said the family has learned to live with criticism.</div>
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"Of course, maaapektuhan ka naman; it's just that marunong ka lang maging numb [Of course you get affected. It's just that you learn how to get numb]."</div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;">Duterte also talked about his older sister, Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte, who is coping with the loss of two of three unborn babies in her womb.</span></div>
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<span style="font-size: 16px;"><i>"She's okay, okay naman siya. Yes, she lost the twins but there is still one more so she's resting, she's always resting. Maybe trying to go to work, but not really working araw-araw siguro sa opisina [but not really working in the office everyday]. She needs to be careful to take care of the baby," he said.</i></span></div>
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At the launch of "Probinsaya," an art exhibit celebrating Mindanao's untold treasures on Thursday, Duterte remained unfazed by misconceptions surrounding Mindanao. </div>
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<i>"We are proud. Whatever, you know like kung paano nila kami titignan [how we are seen], we're still Mindanaoans. We're proud of ourselves," he said.</i></div>
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<i>SOURCE: <a href="http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/23/16/baste-duterte-on-dads-critics-inday-saras-pregnancy">ABS-CBN</a></i></div>

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