COA chief: 'Potential conflict of interest' in commissioner's wife bagging DPWH projects

Commission on Audit Chairperson (COA) Gamaliel Cordoba confirms ABS-CBN News' report that the construction firm Olympus Mining and Builders Group Philippines Corporation, led by Commissioner Mario Lipana's wife, secured nearly P200 million in public works projects while Lipana while in office. "Ang personal na posisyon ko ay there is potential conflict of interest," Cordoba says during the House budget briefing for the COA on Thursday, September 11. "Napu-put into question ang integridad ng buong komisyon, kasi iyong isang commissioner ninyo, may asawa na contractor na nakapag-secure at nakapag-bag ng proyekto," Kamanggagawa Representative Eli San Fernando tells COA. Subscribe: https://bit.ly/RapplerYouTube More videos on Rappler: https://www.rappler.com/video Follow Rappler for the latest news in the Philippines and around the world. Support independent journalism. You can help power our investigative fund by donating to our crowdfunding: https://donate.rappler.com/