COA: NIA must return P7.5-M cash incentives to gov't

COA: NIA must return P7.5-M cash incentives to gov't

MANILA, Philippines – The Commission on Audit (COA) affirmed a 2016 decision to issue a notice of disallowance against P7.5-million worth of cash incentives for the National Irrigation Administration (NIA). In a nine-page decision, COA’s en banc dismissed a petition for review filed by NIA officials that sought to lift the notice of disallowance that was released under its Collective Negotiation Agreement (CNA).  The ruling directs NIA officials…