The board of directors of the Clark Development Corporation were provided housing units without specific authority under the law, the Commission on Audit said.
Meanwhile, the Executive Order No. 24, s. 2011 also states that “salaries, allowances, benefits, and other bonuses shall not be allowed unless specifically authorized by law or charter and approved by the President.” “However, the Audit Team was precluded in determining the specific date of its effectivity date since the aforementioned Circular has not yet been signed by the former CDC Chairman due to his resignation; thus, it remained unpublished,” said COA.
The annual audit report also showed that the BODs only attended an average of three meetings per month. Hence, the COA did not see the necessity of providing a staff house to the officials. “The BODs performing their official functions are not limited to attendance to meetings as they have to know what is happening on the ground; thus, their presence in Clark is required from time to time,” it added.