The Aquino administration spent over P5 million for surveys in 2012 or a year before the May 2013 elections, the Commission on Audit (COA) reported on Thursday.

Based on COA findings, the Presidential Communications Development and Strategic Planning Office (PCDSPO) headed by Secretary Ricky Carandang spent P5,577,816.09 million for surveys—an item that the PCDSPO office did not spend for in 2011.

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