MANILA -- The Commission on Audit (COA) on Thursday presented to the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee its special audit report of fund transfers from the pork barrel of lawmakers to implementing agencies from 2007 to 2009. COA chairperson Grace Pulido-Tan said 8 of 82 non-government organizations (NGOs) supposed to have benefited from a P6-billion peso assistance for livelihood projects are currently linked to Janet Lim Napoles. She added a number of senators and congressmen directed implementing agencies to transfer funds to identified NGOs via signed endorsement letters. However, some projects were found to have suppliers with expired licenses while some local governments deny being recipients of the supposed benefits. Tan insisted the law does not allow the transfer of funds from government agencies to NGOs except with an ordinance. "Makakapaglipat lang po sa mga NGOs ng pera ng bayan kung merong appropriation or ordinance earmarking or authorizing the contracting out of government funds to NGOs. So sa aming palagay as auditors ay hindi po naaayon sa batas ang paglilipat ng pera dun sa mga NGOs," Tan said. ANC News Now, August 29, 2013