The Commission on Audit (COA) ordered the recipients of P96.86 million at the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) to return the cash incentive, lest “appropriate sanctions” be meted against them.

After stressing that the Cost Economy Measure Award (Cema) and Personnel Motivational Incentive (PMI)—two incentives that NEDA released to its employees—were illegal, state auditors told the Socioeconomic and Planning department to return the cash.

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