Tesda fund transfers to PITC hit

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Senators questioned the transfer of funds allocated for the Tesda to the PITC and for the anti-insurgency campaign, while it was noted to have been “inefficient” in use of funds performing its main mandate. | melvingasconINQ

Senators raised the issue as Tesda sought approval of its proposed P14.5-billion budget for 2022, the bulk of which is intended for its technical and vocational training programs.In response, Isidro Lapeña, Director General of Tesda, said he caused the transfer of the P2 billion to PITC because of “integrity issues” surrounding the agency’s own procurement system.

By seeking to transfer another P74 billion in its proposed 2022 budget, Drilon warned that Tesda may again be attempting to repeat what had already been flagged as illegal by the Commission on Audit in its 2021 audit report. “This is the first time I am hearing [about] this kind of program in Tesda—being a participant in an anti-insurgency drive. Let me emphasize that these are not line items in the budget; these are hidden items,” he said.

The senator also castigated Tesda for rendering a “misleading” report of having an 88-percent utilization of its budget, when all it did was actually download the funds to its regional offices.

 

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