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COA orders performance audit on flood control projects

The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered a performance audit on the government"s flood control programs amid the controversy on alleged undelivered or 'ghost' and substandard projects.

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COA starts performance audit on flood control projects

MANILA, Philippines — The Commission on Audit (COA) has ordered an immediate performance audit on flood control projects under the government’s multibillion-peso Flood Risk Management and Resiliency Program (FRMRP), following widespread outrage over worsening flooding despite hefty public infrastructure spending. In a memorandum dated August 23, 2025, COA Chairperson Gamaliel A. Cordoba instructed the agency’s Performance Audit Office (PAO) to c…