Land Purchase

State auditors have flagged Baguio City officials for a 2023 land deal in Benguet that allegedly inflated property costs to extreme levels. The city government paid P101.46 million for two parcels of land in Tuba, Benguet, ignoring official valuation standards, auditors said. The Commission on Audit noted the Bureau of Internal Revenue's zonal value at only P10 per square meter, while the city paid P1,500 per square meter—154 times higher.