The Metro Manila Development Authority (MMDA) has returned a P1.2-billion fund it received from the Department of Information and Communications Technology (DICT) without the necessary approvals, a lawmaker said on Monday. READ:
THE METRO Manila Development Authority has returned a P1.2-billion fund it received from the Department of Information and Communications Technology without the necessary approvals, a lawmaker said on Monday.
Senior Deputy Minority Leader Paul R. Daza, who was one of the lawmakers present in the House investigation on the alleged illegal transfer of funds for the government’s free WiFi program in the capital region, said the amount has been remitted to the Bureau of the Treasury.MMDA gave us two checks, P500 million and P600 million last DecemberMr.
During a Dec. 6 joint committee hearing, former DICT acting secretary Emmanuel Rey R. Caintic admitted to signing a contract and checks worth P500 million and P600 million. The fund was for the MMDAIn that same meeting, DBM officials said they did not provide any written consent for the interagency fund transfer.I am aware that it is being done every now and then. However, there should be clearer guidelines and accountability,Mr.
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