SOME P73 million in government funds were wasted after the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) abandoned the Overseas Filipino Workers’ (OFWs) e-Link Project due to disagreements with other partner agencies, the Commission on Audit (COA) reported.

State auditors said the POEA did not continue with the OFW e-Link Project worth P72.9 million even after completing the online deployment system, the first phase of the project.

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