Auditor General flags P105m billing errors at WUC

According to Auditor General’s report for the financial year ending 31 March 2023, debtor balances amounting to P105 million were erroneously created within the corporation’s debtors’ book. These inaccuracies largely stemmed from errors in meter readings, including instances where incorrect readings were processed and released for billing without correction. As a result, 257 individual customers were issued bills exceeding P100,000.

Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door…