COA flags Office of the Ombudsman’s incomplete, uninsured P500-M building

Recently-retired Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales was forced to transfer to a new P498.6-million building in Quezon City compound of her office, despite the fact that it was not yet completed as of 2017 and was not even insured. The Commission on Audit revealed this in its 2017 annual audit report, which noted that Morales and other personnel of the Office of Ombudsman pursued relocation to the five-story Ombudsman Annex building due to the "dire need for office space." This was despite the absence of a certificate of final acceptance, a certificate of completion of works, or an occupancy permit. Auditors noted that the percentage of acceptable work accomplishment for the b...

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