COA Orders Cebu Ports Authority to Urgently Approve Disaster Risk Management Plan

COA Orders Cebu Ports Authority to Urgently Approve Disaster Risk Management Plan

The Philippines' Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered the Cebu Ports Authority (CPA) to urgently approve a Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Plan (DRRMP) after the agency operated for much of 2025 without a formal strategy. This gap in risk management became apparent following two major natural disasters that exposed significant vulnerabilities in the port infrastructure. Audit findings indicate that the CPA failed to comply with Republic …