Chiz Escudero: Where did P137B for Yolanda rehab go? I don’t see it

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The chairman of the Senate Committee on Finance on Thursday questioned the government's handling of the P137-billion that Congress earlier set aside for the rehabilitation and reconstruction in areas affected by supertyphoon Yolanda.

Senator Francis Escudero said he still didn't see where the money went and would like to know how it was spent before discussing the P23-billion supplemental budget the executive branch is now asking from Congress.

“I have to ask them naubos na ba nila yung P137 billion. Ganun na ba kalaki ang nagastos natin sa Yolanda affected areas?" Escudero said in a news forum at the Senate.

"Quite frankly, I don’t see, it , I don’t feel it and certainly the people in Region 8 don’t see it and feel it either,” he added.

Escudero said P37 billion was allocated for post-Yolanda rehabilitation and reconstruction in 2013 while P100 billion was included in the 2014 national budget.

“Yung P137 billion more or less, ubos na ba yun? Nagamit na ba nila? Saan napunta bago may dagdag na naman para dyan?” Escudero said.

Malacanang has submitted before the House of Representatives its request for P23 billion supplemental budget for Yolanda reconstruction efforts and government preparations for the 2015 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Summit.

Of the amount, P9.5 billion will go to the Yolanda rehabilitation program, while P1.44 will go to APEC preparations.

Escudero said the budget department should justify their request.

“Aanhin pa nila yung dagdag na authority na yun e me authority na sila na napakalaki. Kung biglang may excess revenue para magastusan nila yan e di iactivate na lang sana nila yung P80 billion sa unprogrammed funds,” he said.

“I cannot speak for the Senate as a body but personally hindi ako makaka-agree unless majustify po nila yun at maipaliwanag muna nila yung unang authority to release na ibinigay namin sa kanila,” said Escudero, chairman of the finance committee.

He said he will also ask why the DBM did not include the amount in the 2015 proposed national budget.

“Bakit kailangan supplemental pa ang paraan na gagamitin nila, that also I do not understand,” he said.

Escudero added that he has yet to see a copy of the request.

“I haven’t seen it quite frankly. I’ve only read about it from newspaper accounts. Hindi ko pa actual na nakikita yung bill. Minsan may version nang binibigay sa amin, ito ni wala akong kopyang nakikita pa, ni walang kopyang pinoforward sa amin,” he said.

House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte earlier said the proposal will go through the usual scrutiny under legislative processes.

source: Chiz Escudero: Where did P137B for Yolanda rehab go? I don’t see it | News | GMA News Online

[30121895]

nahurot na dw nila og tago sa ilang mga bulsa ang kwrta..ka wala gepang kirig ning mga kurakota.... mga baga kayo og nawng neng politiko jd.. kurakot pa more...

[trabiz]

Hmmm.. Naay ngilngig nga mayor sa Bantayan Island nga wala ghatag ang hinabang sa mga kabos. Iya rang gbulsa. Ako mga paryente didto kami2 ra gatabang2 nga makapabarog sa balay pero ang mismong galingkod sa katungdanan mayor hangtod sa bgry captain way ghatag.... Paeta..

[Ghadz]

its a ghost project by a ghost employee. kailangan na natin ang tulong ng Ghostbusters para hulihin na ang mga ghost ng gobyerno.

[Graffitivoir]

Actually as what I see it, in this country the Yolanda catastrophe was a drastic menace for the victims
BUT a great blissful opportunity for the corrupt public officials within our folds.
I will never ever wonder where the funding goes.

[lestat1116]

as i expected it.

[ondoy]

asa nmn napadulong ang mga funds? ngano wala ko mabahinan lol

[digitalsuperman]

hahaha. kamao gyud ni mo timing si Chiz Escudero dah. since hapit na eleksyon ngita dayon ug publicity. loslos aning tawhana. kung tinuod gyud nga nangita siyag hustisya dili siya magsige pangutana kung asa padung ang kwarta. dapat iya imbestigaran ug ipahibaw sa katawhan asa nipadulong, dili kay magsige puro pangutana sa media. mag guesting napud ni siya sa Kris TV siguro. publicity na naman! dafuq!

[shayneyap]

bahalag publicity wa koy paki ni Escudero basta ang importante kay naay ni bring up ani nga topic kaysa malimtan nalang. kaluoy tawn sa mga kadaghanang biktima wa japoy mga klarong balay hangtod karon. ka peste jd sa gobyerno. errr

[digitalsuperman]

bahalag publicity wa koy paki ni Escudero basta ang importante kay naay ni bring up ani nga topic kaysa malimtan nalang. kaluoy tawn sa mga kadaghanang biktima wa japoy mga klarong balay hangtod karon. ka peste jd sa gobyerno. errr

kani nga issue kadaghan nani gi bring up.dili lang si chiz. ang problema kay puro ra publicity. kung gusto gyud sila makahibaw kung asa nipadulong ang kwarta mag imbestigar dili magsige pangutana. senator gud siya.naa siya sa katungdanan para makahibaw ug maka imbestigar. kung bring up lang hisgutan nagbaha na ang sige bring up ani.