The House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability is disappointed by the snail-paced action of the Department of Interior and Local Government and the Philippine National Police in running after the local officials who were allegedly involved in the anomalous distribution of Social Amelioration Program emergency cash subsidy.
Coronel informed the panel that as of August 24, 2020, the CIDG has investigated a total of 340 cases involving alleged SAP anomalies, of which there were 1,103 probable suspects with 745 complainants. Coronel said majority of the cases are violations of Republic Act No. 3019 the Anti Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, numbering to about 235 incidents.
He told the panel that the directive to investigate the SAP anomalies was given to the PNP by the Inter-agency Task Force last May 21, or two months behind the date when the SAP distribution was initiated. Deputy Speaker and Camarines Sur 2nd District Rep. Luis Raymund “LRay” Villafuerte Jr. chided the DILG for its failure to administratively charge and immediately suspend erring chief executives and local officials involved in SAP anomalies, especially if there is substantial documentary evidence against them.
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