The number of delinquent recommendations issued by the Office of the Public Auditor soared 18 percent to 181 in 1999 from the previous year's 153, indicating several government agencies' apparent neglect in taking prompt action to address financial loopholes.
The Department of Lands and Natural Resources is mulling over new policies that would create standardized farm shelters for Kagman farm workers amid conflicts involving some 30 farm structures that have reportedly been converted into permanent homes.
