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The Commission on Audit (CoA) has issued notices of disallowance involving disbursements totaling P2.29 billion in connection with the design and construction of the Makati City

Fifty-seven individuals including former Makati Mayors Jejomar Binay and Jejomar Erwin “Junjun” Binay Sr. were named as persons liable in a notice of disallowance dated March 15 and

The Binay camp lashed out at the

state auditors for overturning previous decisions to clear the project.

projects were previously subjected to CoA audit and there were no adverse a different tune - in effect questioning the competence of its own people - when the previous administration began its political demolition work on former VP Binay and his family,” Joey Salgado, former vice president Binay’s spokesman, said in a text message.

“Former VP Binay and former mayor Junjun intend to appeal CoA’s - prising,” Salgado said.

Others held liable were former Vice Mayor Ernesto Mercado, Marjorie

- nesto Aspillaga, Maria Theresa de Lara, Javier Jr., Salvador Pangilinan, Armando Padilla, Tosca Camille Puno, Vincent Sese, Elias Tolentino Jr., Constancia Lichauco, Christine Mercado, Israel Pena Jr., Monique Lagdameo, Merlina - erato, Rodel Nayve, Carmelita Morales, Febronia Ambrosio, Rowena Carpio, Lim 3rd, Raydes Pestano, Vissia Marie Al Rosemarie Yumul, Arnel Cadangan, Patrick Carullo, Jane Caño, Alden Albano, Emerito Magat, Elueterio Tamayo, Abraham Pastor, Ronelio Tan, Mario Badillo, then-President Efren Canlas of and a deceased person.

“The disbursements of the [parking building] construction amounting to P2,280,089,780.94, which showed irregularities from budgeting to procurement to execution, including P1,301,520,330.05 total discrepancies between the actual accomplishments and the reported accomplishments, were disallowed in audit for the following reasons,” state auditors said in the notice.

“Please direct the aforementioned

persons liable to settle immediately the said audit disallowance. Audit disallowance not appealed within six (6) months from receipt hereof prescribed under Sections 48 and 51 of P.D. 1445,” they said.

- ernment Auditing Code of the Philippines.

- es of the construction implemented from 2007 to 2011 were allegedly not covered by an annual procurement plan in violation of Section 7, Article II of Republic Act Reform Act) and its Implementing Rules and Regulations Part A (IRR-A).

total amount of P2,276,675,819.00, purportedly awarded through public bidding, were not an outcome of actual competitive bidding in violation of Section 10 of RA 9184 and its IRR. The publications of the Invitation to Apply for Eligibility and to Bid in Balita for of Publication executed by the general manager and the vice president for clas

They added that the upgraded construction of an 11-storey building at a cost of P2.28 billion from the original nine-storey building had no approved plan and corresponding Approved Budget for the Contract.