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A6 NEWS Thursday, 4 July 2019 Daily Tribune DILG’s odd contracts flagged P43 million airfare for local and foreign travels paid by central office were obtained through direct booking which deprived the government of the chance to avail of eight to nine percent discounts From page A1 noted five regional DILG offices along with the central office did not comply with the implementing rules and regulations of RA 9184 in procuring several items. CoA said the central office spent P2.9 million for the payment of fuel, oil and lubricants through reimbursement; P43.08 million for airfare payments through direct booking from airlines or travel agency and P4.024 million advance payments to contractors. State auditors observed P4.6 million for training requirements were not specified. The audit agency emphasized that the P43 million airfare for local and foreign travels paid by central office were obtained through direct booking which deprived the government of the chance to avail of eight to nine percent discounts which would have resulted in P3.4 million savings. Unspecified expenses Meanwhile, state auditors observed P4.6 million for training requirements were not specified in the project procurement management plan and P1.75 million were through inappropriate mode of procurement made by DILG-Cordillera Administrative Region. For DILG Region IV-B, CoA noted P109,670 expenses for small value procurement for the repairs and maintenance. DILG Region V also awarded P2,661,176.50 worth of contract to a supplier with expired certificate of registration in Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System. DILG Region V also signed P4.6 million worth of contract beyond the bid validity period, while performance scrutiny was posted beyond a prescribed time and the process took longer than the maximum period. The audit agency also disclosed P9.5 billion unliquidated fund transfers to various government agencies. CoA also flagged the same regional office for P1.06 million worth of subcontract arrangement and P303,694 purchases made through reimbursement. Documents missing DILG Region IX has also spent P400,000 through an undetermined mode of procurement and it lacks eligible documents and post-qualification bid process. CoA also noted that its procurement process from bid opening to awarding was done in just a day. Meanwhile, DILG Region X released P498,810 for inexpensive suppliers and hotels but the procurement lacked Request for Quotations. CoA told DILG to follow the procurement process and procedures provided by the law. On its part, DILG’s central office justified that only P283,793.42 was paid for the fuel, oil and lubricant out of the petty cash fund. It also explained that the recommendations made by CoA are impossible to implement in 2019 as the bidding process may take 136 days maximum and these recommendations can be implemented in 2020 “subject to Early Procurement Activity” on the last quarter of this year. Fund transfers queried Aside from irregular procurements, the audit agency also disclosed P9.5 billion unliquidated fund transfers to various government agencies, local government units and government-owned and controlled corporations. Of the said amount, P1,699,518,600.25 remained unliquidated in the year 2018. Five regional DILG offices along with the central office did not comply with the implementing rules and regulations of RA 9184 in procuring several items. CoA disclosed that the Social Housing Finance Corp. has the highest amount of unliquidated funds with P350 million, P278 million for Region V and P213 million transferred to National Housing Authority. The Presidential Commission for the Urban Poor has also P199 million unliquidated funds together with Local Government Authority with P85 million, Bureau of Fire Protection with P39 million and the Presidential Communications and Operations Office P12 million to specify some. DILG was told to strictly monitor and enforce the liquidation of the said fund transfers. The agency was also advised to require the implementing agencies to refund the unspent balance for completed undertakings and for cancelled projects. CoA said that DILG has agreed to the recommendations. Hananeel Bordey It’s a free country This Baguio City native appears to be doing the tai chi in his Sunday suit but then again it is anyone’s guess. Country moving towards an aging society, according to PIDS study From page A1 these free public services such as free healthcare, free basic education, as well as free college education. But these paying consumers will grow old and someone else will have to pay for these freebies in the future,” Abrigo expounded. Abrigo said the rising number of old people may pose a heavy burden on the country’s resources. “He was, however, quick to add that the same economic and demographic forces that will eventually lead to population aging also provide potentials for economic growth. Aging not bad “Population aging is not a bad thing. It represents a story of our collective success as Filipinos. It means that we were able to conquer the challenges such as those related to income, health and education,” he explained. Still, it comes with both challenges and prospects. The government, he noted, is particularly affected as Noon heat A fruit vendor’s sales zoom parallel to the temperature at lunch time. ROMAN PROSPERO Rude interruption Long walk resulted in flipflop of a boy to give up as a companion tells him to hurry up to get their haul of the day to the nearest junk shop. Sweetspot narrowing income tax, health insurance premiums and pension contributions, as a proportion of the total population, may decline as a result of the demographic shift. This, in turn, may affect the sustainability of services that the government provides. The country’s favorable demography has contributed to growth but “dividends may be weakened or even negated by existing economic conditions,” according to the study. It highlights that while demographic dividends pose potentials for growth, these are not automatic, but instead rely on various enabling conditions. “Public policy is therefore important in ensuring that such enabling conditions are available,” it said. “Affirmative actions by government, such as direct cash transfers, may be necessary to ensure that no population get left behind,” it said. We will approach being an ‘aged society’ when the share of the elderly population is already at least 14 percent by 2069. “The government has made great strides on some aspects, particularly on promoting human capital investments, including ensuring that children are able to attend school and receive necessary healthcare,” it said. It noted the challenge is in making certain the continuity of these programs. Still, in other facets, like in stimulating greater household saving or investment, there may be greater room for growth. Higher savings, investments “More elderly people means more subsidies for healthcare expenses. Moreover, the elderly tend to have medical conditions that are more expensive on the average,” Abrigo said. On the other hand, aging, along with rising life expectancy, also leads ROMAN PROSPERO to higher savings and investment, hence, may result in faster economic growth and improved living standards. “Because we expect longer lifespan, we also tend to save more, and this leads to greater productivity,” he elaborated. Abrigo maintained that demographic dividends are just growth potentials and are not automatic as people still need to work to attain them. Affirmative actions by government, such as direct cash transfers, may be necessary. The study warned that public transfer programs could lead to unsustainable public debt burden in the longer term, especially when changes in the population age distribution, particularly population aging, are taken into account. Debt may rise Public debt, it noted, could increase to P29.4 trillion by 2030 from P6 trillion in 2015 and could reach 100 percent of the country’s primary income by 2060. Abrigo said the government should not only look at income inequality but also at generational equity. Likewise, he cautioned that the potentials of having a fast-growing working population may be rendered irrelevant if people cannot be productively employed. Thus, he recommended that public policies promoting economic growth and employment be put in place. Chito Lozada Kiss for Copa From page A1 Alegre on Wednesday and Stephanie Cayo has promised to kiss the player who wins the match for her country. “We want to give a kiss to the Peru national team. I’m seriously thinking about offering a kiss (obviously with permission) to whoever is responsible for beating Chile on Wednesday,” the 31-year-old actress wrote on Twitter to her almost 800,000 followers. That generated 8,000 likes and more than 7,000 comments. Cayo is a soap actress and singer who is wellknown in both Peru and Colombia. She’s currently starring in the Netflix series “Club de Cuervos” (crows club). She added on Instagram that she was “offering my grain of sand” towards a Peru victory. Peru have won the Copa America twice before in 1939 and 1975 and this is the third time in the last four editions that they have reached the semi-finals. Chile have won the last two Copa editions, on home soil in 2015 and then the Centenario tournament in the United States a year later. The semi-final winners will play either hosts Brazil or Argentina in Sunday’s final at the Maracana in Rio de Janeiro. AFP ROMAN PROSPERO
Thursday, 4 July 2019 Daily Tribune METRO A7 ELEAZAR: President Rodrigo Duterte has given so much to the police. BOB DUNGO Rody has given cops so much — Eleazar He emphasized that the sole duty of the police is to serve and protect civilians By Pat C Santos There is no coup plan within the Philippine National Police (PNP), National Capital Region Police Office chief Maj. Gen. Guillermo Eleazar said yesterday. At the weekly Kapihan Sa Manila Bay weekly forum, Eleazar said the 170,000-strong PNP sticks to its mandate of ensuring law and order while strictly following the hierarchy of command wherein the President serves as the commander-in-chief. He emphasized that the sole duty of the police is to serve and protect civilians and not to interfere on government affairs or veer away from what the Constitution mandates. “As batch ‘87 of the PMA (Philippine Military Academy) there is no plan or even an idea of staging a coup d’ etat against President Duterte,” Eleazar said. “I have been in the service for at least 36 years and he is the only president who have invested much in the PNP by raising its pay and benefits. We, in the PNP, laud his action as we believe investing much in the police will result to better service” Eleazar added. Eleazar’s statement came at the heels of President Rodrigo Duterte saying that his fight against graft and corruption may one day spur soldiers and policemen to unseat him. The President said he is willing to listen to the military’s grievances over coffee and to step down if that is what they want. He said there is no need for soldiers and cops to bring their forces to his doorsteps. Abby seeks council’s backing Hopes unity will supplant campaign ‘challenges’ By Alvin Murcia Awash with cash to bankroll big-ticket projects, Mayor Abby Binay, nonetheless, said Wednesday that she will need the full cooperation of the Sangguniang Panglungsod or city council to get things moving. In a speech before the first session of the council, Binay emphasized that reforms and innovations are needed to raise the quality of life in the country’s primary commercial and business district. “Given a fresh mandate, I am asking for your full cooperation so that we can continue to promote inclusivity and provide the best public service to the people of Makati,” the mayor said. Binay encountered some difficulties in dealing with the council during the last part of her first term at the height of the campaign frenzy. But with the election already behind, Binay expressed hope unity will be restored as she thanked the people of Makati for their trust and support, especially during the eight-month campaign. New chapter “Now is the start of a new chapter for us in order to fast-track progress in Makati,” she said. “We need to push through with the digitalization of Makati for us to be considered as the country’s first certified Smart City that is fully capable of providing efficient, transparent, and firstrate services to Makatizens,” she said. She expressed optimism that the city government will be able to speed up the implementation of initiatives aimed to fast- Beauties shun plastics From page A8 track the city’s progress and transformation in the digital age. Binay raised the possibility of giving bonuses to city employees after Makati received the highest possible review from the Commission on Audit (CoA) on the transparency of its finances as the top city in the country in terms of assets. However, she said all officials should strive hard to make the city an investment destination and No.1 city in all of Asia. New councilors “With the new set of national and local governments to ban the manufacture, importation, distribution and use of single-use disposable plastics to stem the “plasticization” of the environment. “National and local authorities need to enact aggressive measures to fight plastic pollution that will hopefully bring about deep changes in the way producers and consumers think, behave and live,” Tolentino said. “We urge the 18th Congress to end the production and consumption of SUPs by enacting a national law complete with an ambitious phase-out plan toward a society free of SUP such as plastic bags, straws, stirrers, cutlery and polystyrene beverage and food containers,” added Sonia Mendoza, chairman of the Mother Earth Foundation. While pushing for behavioral and policy reforms, the group also emphasized the need for industries to switch to sustainable packaging, design toxic chemical additives out of processes and products, and assume full responsibility for the retrieval and recycling of their goods at the end of the product life cycle. THE police are determining the catering company that provided the food which sent about 200 people to hospitals. ANALY LABOR Hanger on A street child hitches a ride not having money for fare. councilors, I am very confident and assured that we are now on the same track. Let us help one another. Let us as one elevate the quality of living here in Makati,” Binay said. Makati shooting to be top city not just in Phl but in Asia. On her second term, Binay said the council will need to craft new pieces of legislation that would address emerging challenges a fast-growing city encounters. “Within the four walls of the session hall, let us start anew in crafting reforms, ordinances, and programs that will bring greater prosperity to our Makatizens,” said Mayor Abby. “I know that our job will be difficult, but I believe that if we all work together, we will succeed in achieving more ambitious goals that will accelerate the transformation of Makati into one of Asia’s most progressive cities,” she said. The Eastern Police District (EPD) Mobile Force Battalion on Wednesday launched its mobile library and feeding program with 150 children and youth of Barangay Council composition Makati Vice Mayor Monique Lagdameo, presiding officer of the council, led the inaugural session with Rep. Luis Campos of the second district, Councilor Cheche Pablo-Santos of Mandaluyong City, City Administrator Claro Certeza, and the heads of the city departments, offices and institutions in attendance. The new Sangguniang Panlungsod of Makati is composed of 18 City Councilors, EPD launches mobile library Pineda, Pasig City as beneficiaries. The project aims to bring the police closer to the people through community-based projects. Lectures on Filipino values such as patriotism and obedience ‘Imeldific’ food downs 200 By Neil Alcober More than 200 individuals were rushed to hospitals for symptoms of food poisoning after attending the 90th birthday celebration of former First Lady Imelda Marcos in Pasig City on Wednesday. ‘Spoiled’ adobo served at birthday bash. Police said the victims were rushed to the Pasig City General Hospital, Rizal Medical Center and Medical City, among other hospitals. The celebration, which was attended by more than 2,000 people, was held at the Ynares Sports Complex in Barangay Oranbo, Pasig City. Initial investigation showed most of the victims suffered vomiting and dizziness after eating chicken adobo with eggs and potatoes. An investigation is ongoing into the suspected food poisoning incident. Police have yet to identify the event’s caterer. with eight from each of the two districts, the Liga ng mga Barangay president, and the president of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) Federation of Makati. From District 1, the councilors are Virgilio Hilario, Jr., Anna Alcina Yabut, Luis Javier, Jr., Jose Villena IV, Martin John Pio Arenas, Armando Padilla, Rene Andre Saguisag and Camille Puno-Ramos. The councilors from District to the law, proper hygiene, ways on how to keep away from illegal drugs and how to stop and avoid bullying are some of the topics being taught. The launch of the mobile library was also in line with ‘Robber’ collared in Mandaluyong A 20-year-old man wanted for robbery hold-up was arrested by the Mandaluyong police in Barangay Highway Hills, Mandaluyong City Tuesday afternoon. Authorities identified the suspect as Mark Lynon Phaul Siguan, a resident of No. 548 Calbayog St., in the same barangay where he was arrested. Col. Moises Villaceran Jr., Mandaluyong police chief, said the suspect was served a warrant of arrest issued by Judge Santiago Arenas of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 317 for robberyhold up with bail set at P100,000. ALFONSO PADILLA 2 are Kristina Sarosa, Arnold Cruz, Dennis Almario, Benedict Baniqued, Maria Dolores Arayon, Leo Magpantay, Shirley Aspillaga and Israel Cruzado. The two other members of the City Council are Liga ng mga Barangay president Maribel Vitales and Makati SK Federation president Rodolfo San Pedro Jr. Councilor Armando Padilla has been designated as temporary majority floor leader. the celebration of the 24th Police Community Relations Month. Constituents of the said barangay welcomed the program, said EPD director Brig. Gen. Nolasco Bathan. Neil Alcober Court records showed that Siguan was accused of forcibly taking items from a female victim named “Mary Anne” inside a bus going home to Fairview, Quezon City on 28 September 2017. The victim initially refused to hand over her cellphone, wallet and jewels but Siguan threatened to kill her, which prompted her to surrender the items. After weeks of surveillance and a tip from a concerned citizen, the police officers finally traced the suspect’s whereabouts and arrested him inside his residence. N. Alcober
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