Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) funds amounting to P23.150 million intended for Small Enterprise Technology Upgrading Program (SETUP) projects in the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) were not fully used, according to the Commission on Audit (COA).

This was because the regional offices that received the funds have no administrative and political jurisdiction in the areas of Lanao del Sur, Basilan, Sulu and Tawi-Tawi and Maguindanao, state auditors said.

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