COA orders special audit of BARMM's P2.2-B payments for learning materials

COA orders special audit of BARMM's P2.2-B payments for learning materials

The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered a special audit on the P2.2 billion worth of disbursements for education materials by the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM).

COA orders special audit on BARMM education ministry’s ₱2.2 B ‘alleged anomalous disbursements’

COTABATO CITY (MindaNews / 27 August) — The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered a special audit on “alleged anomalous disbursements” of ₱2.2 billion by the education ministry of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM), including nearly ₱1.8-billion payment made in a single day. Bangsamoro Education Minister Mohagher Iqbal. MindaNews file photo by CAROLYN O. ARGUILLAS Gamaliel Cordoba, chair of the Commission on Audit (COA),…

State auditors probe Barmm ministry over P1.77b payout

By Cong B. CorralesEditor-in-Chief,and Shiela Mae ButligCorrespondent THE Commission on Audit (COA) is conducting a special audit of the Bangsamoro Ministry of Basic, Higher and Technical Education (MBHTE) following reports that it disbursed P1.77 billion in a single day. The nearly P2 billion payment, reportedly made on March 7, 2025, was for Learners’ and Teachers’ Kits. The transaction allegedly bypassed the Finance Division’s required revie…