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Ybiernas, Wayne Kyler C.

November 15, 2018


BSA-5 AC 522 TTH 12:00-1:30 PM

KPMG RG Manabat and 2GO Accounting Scandal

1. 2GO Group Incorporated appointed a new chief financial officer and treasurer,
following adjustments in its reported net income for 2015 and 2016. After a
special audit, 2GO also reported a restatement of its financial performance for
2015 and 2016, as well as the unaudited financial statements for the 1st quarter
of 2017.

After the appointment of the new chief financial officer and treasurer, the
company engaged SGV and Company to audit the company's balance sheet and
income statement as of the closing date to ensure fair presentation of financial
statements and establish accountabilities. The new 2GO president said the audit
showed that certain accounts in the previously audited financials required
restatement.

In its special audit, 2GO reported its net income actually stood at P109.131
million in 2015. This is a 90% decline from the P1.08-billion profit 2GO earlier
reported in its 2015 annual report. For 2016, 2GO said in the disclosure that its
restated net income is P344.035 million, 74% lower than what was reported in its
2016 annual report.

Dennis Uy, the newly-appointed president of 2GO said that the restatement is a
commitment of the new management and board of directors to raise corporate
governance standards in the company.

Sharon Dayoan, the vice chairperson and head of audit of KPMG RG Manabat,
said that the restatements that you now see in the news are essentially relating
to items of judgment and estimates made by 2GO's management. When we did
our audit, it was an audit on the judgment and estimates made by management
at the time that we had to deliver our opinion.

The restated financial statements came after SM Investments


Corporation acquired a 34.5% stake in 2GO's parent company for $124.50
million. Coincidentally, Manabat has also been an advisor to the board of SM
Investments Corporation for good corporate governance since 2016.
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