As Congress conducts public hearings on the proposed 2027 national budget, a Facebook user claims the Commission on Audit received zero funding under the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos. This is false.
On Sept. 3, the FB user published the following post:
“Commission on Audit (COA) zero budget in Bongbong Marcos administration.
What the f 🇵🇔
This is not true. COA received funding throughout the Marcos administration. The agency’s enacted budget stood at P13.318 billion in 2023, P13.7 billion in 2024, P12.5 billion in 2025, and P14.415 billion in 2026.
For 2027, COA was allocated P16.04 billion in the proposed national budget. Only its capital outlay for next year received zero funding, not the entire agency.
According to the National Expenditure Program, P15.3 billion was allotted for COA’s personnel services while the remaining P737 million was designated for maintenance and other operating expenses.
There was zero allocation, however, for the agency’s capital outlay, which covers building modernization, technology equipment and software. COA said it proposed P1.7 billion funding for these, but the amount was not included in the NEP.
On Sept. 3, the Senate Finance Committee approved the P16.04 billion proposed budget for COA. This will be next taken up by the Senate plenary for review.
The incorrect post emerged amid congressional deliberations on the proposed 2027 national budget, as lawmakers review and scrutinize the allocations for government agencies.
As of writing, the post published by an FB user has so far garnered 1,100 reactions; 120 comments; and 72 shares.
