COA calls out youth commission’s ‘illegal’ use of SK funds for anti-communism campaign

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The photo of the Commission on Audit's office in Quezon CIty taken on Aug. 17, 2021.

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MANILA, Philippines — State auditors flagged the National Youth Commission’s “illegal” use of funds meant for the mandatory and continuing training of Sangguniang Kabataan officers for the government’s controversial anti-communist campaign.

 

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• In its annual audit report on the youth body, the Commission on Audit said the NYC was wrong to use the training funds for the anti-communist campaign as the SK law provides that “in no case shall said amount be used for any other purpose.”
   
• The COA specifically called out the the group's spending of P651,999.73 for the payment of salaries of three contractual workers assigned to perform tasks relating to the anti-communist campaign.
   
• “As there were no funds issued for implementing [anti-communist] activities, it would appear that the agency is defrauding the government by using funds for a different purpose other than that which intended,” state auditors said.
   
• They continued: “Therefore, the above salary payments … are considered irregular/illegal expenditures.”

 

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