PINUNA ng Commission on Audit (COA) ang National Youth Commission (NYC) dahil sa umano’y disbursement ng P2.7 million para sa Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) at Task Force Bangon Marawi (TFBM) funds.

Sinabi ng COA na batay sa 2021 Annual Audit Report ng NYC, naglabas ito ng P2.06 million mula sa Marawi fund para sa pambayad ng mental health at psychosocial services kahit hindi naman nila umano sakop ito.

Binayaran din nito ng P651,000 ang tatlong empleyado na hindi naman umano nagtrabaho sa kanila at kinuha ito mula sa pondo ng SK’s Mandatory and Continuing Training Program.

Kinilala ng COA ang mga ito bilang Presidential Staff Officers na nakakuha ng P219,774.20 kada isa para sa NTF-ELCAC (National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict) activities.

“It was evident from contracts and accomplishment reports of these employees assigned at the OCCEO that their functions do not support the roles of NYC under RA No. 10742. Further scrutiny showed that these workers are performing tasks related to ELCAC, the nationwide approach of the government to defeat the local communist terrorist group and obtain sustainable and inclusive peace,” ayon sa COA.

Ang OCCEO ay tanggapan ng NYC Chairperson at CEO.

“The said program was determined to be not related to the SK mandatory and continuing training program nor among its program components. As there were no funds issued for implementing ELCAC activities, it would appear that the Agency is defrauding the government by using funds for a different purpose other than which was intended,” ang pahayag ng COA.

“Therefore, the above salary payments, which were inappropriately charged to the SKMCTF and not conforming to the prescribed usages and rules of RA No. 10742, and its IRR and the General Appropriations Act (GAA) Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 are considered irregular/illegal expenditures as defined under COA Circular No. 2012-003 dated October 29, 2012,”ang dagdag na pahayag nito.

(CHRISTIAN DALE)