Responding to allegations of corruption in the National Youth Commission (NYC), Chairperson Ronald Cardema falsely claimed that no notices of disallowance have been issued by the Commission on Audit (COA) to the agency.
Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raoul Manuel raised during the House plenary session last Sept. 27 irregularities in NYC’s expenses that COA had flagged since 2018. The congressman then called for Cardema’s resignation.
Editor’s note: This fact check was updated on Oct. 17, 2022 to include the video fact check.
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Kamuning Bakery Cafe, Pandesal Forum with Congressman Raoul Manuel, KABATAAN PARTYLIST Representative,Oct. 1, 2022
House of Representatives of the Philippines, 19th Congress 1st Regular Session #23 (Day 6) – FY 2023 Budget Deliberations on HB# 4488, Sept. 27, 2022
Commission on Audit, National Youth Commission Annual Audit Report 2021 Part 2 – Observations and Recomm, accessed Oct. 3, 2022
Commission on Audit, 2009 Revised Rules Of Procedure Of The
Commission On Audit, Sept. 15, 2009
Comelec disqualifies Ronald Cardema
- Philippine News Agency, Comelec affirms DQ of Cardema as Duterte Youth representative, Feb. 13, 2020
- CNN Philippines, Ronald Cardema is ineligible to represent Duterte Youth – Comelec, Feb. 12, 2020
- Inquirer.net, Comelec affirms Cardema ineligible to sit as Duterte Youth representative, Feb. 13, 2020
Cardema is reappointed as NYC commissioner
- GMA News, Cardema back as NYC Commissioner —DILG spox, Aug. 3, 2020
- Rappler.com, After failed House bid, Ronald Cardema back as youth commissioner, Aug. 3, 2020
- CNN Philippines, Ronald Cardema comes back to NYC as commissioner after failing to represent youth party-list, Aug. 3, 2020
Commission on Audit, National Youth Commission Annual Audit Report 2018 Part 2 – Observations and Recomm, accessed Oct. 3, 2022
Commission on Audit, National Youth Commission Annual Audit Report 2019 Part 2 – Observations and Recomm, accessed Oct. 3, 2022
Commission on Audit, National Youth Commission Annual Audit Report 2019 Part 3 – Status of PY’s Recommendation, accessed Oct. 3, 2022
Commission on Audit, National Youth Commission Annual Audit Report 2020 Part 3 – Status of PY’s Recommendation, accessed Oct. 3, 2022
