State auditors called out the attention of the Valenzuela city government over the expenses in the installation of airconditioning units that far exceeded the costs of purchasing the aircons.
The Court of Appeals (CA) has overturned a ruling of the Office of the Ombudsman ordering the dismissal of Valenzuela City Mayor Rexlon Gatchalian over his complicity in the 2015 Kentex footwear factory fire wherein 74 people died.
The release of the 30 percent share from the basic real property taxes for the 33 barangays of Valenzuala city was delayed for as many as 169 days in 2015, state auditors said.