SEVERAL lawmakers at the House of Representatives on Tuesday defended the Commission on Audit (CoA) against President Rodrigo Duterte's tirades, saying the state auditor was doing its constitutional mandate of pointing out irregularities and safeguarding the use of public funds.

This comes after President Rodrigo Duterte told the CoA in his late night television address on Monday to "stop flagging" government agencies.

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