P100-M CORRUPTION SA BARMM NABUKO

NABUKO ng isang Muslim congressman ang katiwalian sa Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) na nagkakahalaga ng P100 milyon na idinaan sa local government support funds.

Sa kanyang privilege speech, sinabi ni Lanao del Sur Rep. Zia Alonto Adiong na nagulat na lamang ang may 400 barangay officials sa BARMM nang may pumasok na napakalaking halaga sa kanilang accounts sa Land Bank of the Philippines kahit hindi sila humingi ng pondo.

“More than 400 barangay officials of Lanao del Sur woke up with their LBP accounts containing money, ranging from P500,000 to as much as P2.5 million. Later, officers from BARMM OCM told them to withdraw a big chunk of the money and just leave P200,000 behind,” ani Adiong.

Base umano sa instruksyon ng liderato ng BARMM, tinawag bilang “special operations” ang pondong bigla na lamang idineposito sa bank account ng 400 piling barangay officials sa nasabing rehiyon.

“This is a grave and urgent matter that threatens the core principles of good governance, accountability, and the sacred trust placed in us by the people of the BARMM,” paliwanag ng mambabatas.

Naniniwala ang mambabatas na posibleng galing sa local government support fund ang nasabing pondo na nagkakahalaga ng P6.3 billion inilaan sa pamamagitan ng Bangsamoro Autonomy Act 56, General Appropriations Act of the Bangsamoro.

Base aniya sa batas, kailangang mag-request muna ng pondo ang mga local executive kasama na ang mga barangay official subalit hindi ito nangyari kaya dapat aniya itong imbestigahan ng Kongreso.

“The allocation of such funds without formal requests or detailed implementation plans violates key provisions of the General Appropriations Act (GAA) and the Government Procurement Reform Act, which require strict adherence to budgeting and procurement processes,” deklara ni Adiong. (BERNARD TAGUINOD)

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