THE joy of receiving Christmas bonus in the government can stop short if the Commission on Audit (COA) found that the Yuletide stipend was not approved by the chief executive.

Such is the case at the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), who was ordered to return more than P20 million in Christmas bonus, following a decision from top auditors that the “gifts” did not go through the president.

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