Jose Calida

2022 - 10 - 4

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Jose Calida resigns as COA chief (Rappler)

'Today, the President issued reappointment to 10 Cabinet members; unfortunately, Chair Calida was not one of those reappointed,' says COA.

During Calida’s term as solicitor general of the Duterte administration, his office was flagged by the COA for [high allowances](https://www.rappler.com/newsbreak/in-depth/can-calida-office-solicitor-general-receive-millions-allowances/) for lawyers, including himself. [mandated](https://www.coa.gov.ph/about-us/constitutional-mandate/) to examine and audit all accounts of the government and its agencies or instrumentalities. The commission has been instrumental in exposing corruption in the government. With Calida’s resignation, Marcos would now have to appoint his a new COA chairperson. “Today, the President issued reappointment to 10 Cabinet members; unfortunately, Chair Calida was not one of those reappointed. “This pertains to your query on whether Chair Calida stepped down from his post due to health reasons.

Marcos admin dealt with third resignation as Calida steps down from ... (Philstar.com)

MANILA, Philippines — Jose Calida has stepped down as chairperson of the Commission on Audit, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said Tuesday, ...

Prior to taking the helm of the COA, Calida was solicitor general, during which his office was flagged by state auditors over P10.774 million in excess honoraria and allowances to 15 officials, including him. The audit body emphasized that additional compensation given to those serving in the government should not go beyond 50% of their annual basic salary. The following year, the OSG was called out because of P1.169-million worth of cash advances to pay for more local and foreign travels of its lawyers in 2019, which was again Aside from its untraced travel expenses, the OSG was also called out for their local training expenses that ballooned to over P1.27 million for opting to spend them in hotels and restaurants instead of in office premises. In 2019, the state auditor also flagged the OSG for airfare expenses accumulated in its 2018 foreign trips that totalled P7.128 million and were “ The COA also noted that the allowances were not disclosed by the OSG lawyers named in the report.

Calida quits as COA chair—ES Bersamin (Manila Bulletin)

Lawyer Jose Calida's stint as Commission on Audit (COA) chair has ended on Tuesday, Oct. 4, after he resigned from his post, Executive Secretary Lucas ...

Calida was among the four officials whose nominations were bypassed by CA last week. “Please be advised that the Chairperson was one of the officials whose appointment was bypassed by the Commission on Appointments (CA),” the statement read. But the state auditor’s Public Information Office (PIO) shared in a statement that Calida was not reappointed by President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.

Calida resigns as COA chair (ABS-CBN News)

Commission on Audit chairman Jose Calida has resigned from his post, a Palace official confirmed.

Calida graduated from Ateneo de Davao University in 1969. In 1973, he graduated with a Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo de Manila University and passed the bar exam the same year, according to the Office of the Solicitor General's website. "Please be advised that the Chairperson was one of the officials whose appointment was bypassed by the Commission on Appointments," COA's public information office said in a statement following reports of Calida's resignation.