Metro Manila (CNN Philippines, August 19) — The legality and accuracy of over ₱189.78 million salary paid to personnel of the People’s Television Network cannot be validated due to missing documents, state auditors said.
The Commission on Audit, in its annual report, said the state broadcaster failed to submit properly filled-up and approved daily time records or DTRs of its employees. Therefore the auditors cannot ascertain the amount paid to regular, contractual, and contract of service workers in PTV.
DTRs are used to monitor the attendance of an employee and the hours they render on the job.
It said the DTRs of the contract of service personnel for January to June 2020 were submitted to COA’s Audit Team in December, but they were sent back because they were not signed or approved by the supervisors. COA said PTV has not sent any validated paperwork since then.
The state auditors also pointed out that PTV has a habit of submitting incomplete supporting documents, specifically the DTRs. This has been a recurring problem for several years now, it said.
“We reiterated our previous year’s recommendation that Management require the Administrative Division to submit the properly filled-up and signed/approved DTRs of permanent, contractual and COS personnel, otherwise, the payments will be suspended in audit,” the report read.
COA said the PTV management, led by Katherine de Castro, committed to submit the documentary requirements for the DTRs. It added that the state-run broadcasting company vowed that it will be the last time that the non-submission of DTR papers will be included in the COA report.
