COA questions San Pedro City purchase of luxury cars - Inquirer.net
SAN PEDRO CITY—The city government violated a Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) circular when it purchased 18 brand-new luxury cars worth P13 million as service vehicles of its barangay captains last year, according to the... City Accountant Lorna Andigan said in a phone interview on Monday that she was “not aware of the [DILG] circular” on the procurement of vehicles, even if it was issued in 2013. According to COA findings, the city government purchased 18 units of... In September 2014, the city bought again another vehicle, a 2014 Nissan Frontier Navarra Brute worth P1,203,750, as service vehicle of Cristina Santos, the city’s community affairs officer, the COA report said. In other transactions, all without public bidding, the city government purchased solar devices worth P4,525,000, 22 Honda motorcycles worth P962,000, and surveying equipment worth P370,000. “The use of direct contracting as mode of procurement is... Source: newsinfo.inquirer.net
