Department of Justice building. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday denied reports that it has over P600 million in unliquidated cash advances.
In a statement by the DOJ, it pointed out that “nearly all unliquidated cash advances have been properly liquidated.”
Among those liquidated are cash advances pertaining to confidential fund on the Witness Protection Program.
“We are waiting for Credit Advice from COA-Central Office,” the DOJ statement said.
The statement further noted that its only unliquidated cash advances are the following:P470,000 used by the Office of the Alternative Dispute Resolution (OADR) during its anniversary celebration last December 2013 and the P420,000 used by the Inter-Agency Council Against Trafficking (IACAT) in its operation. These are now in the process of liquidation.
“The COA resident auditor can attest to the foregoing facts,” the statement said.
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