CEBU into six provinces?

[Wind Shear]

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I hope the President of the Republic will veto this stupidest idea, if both House of Representatives and Senate appoves the Sugbuak bill.

[M@rv|n]

check out what Martinez did ... another reason/proof ngano ang bogo dli mo asenso

http://www.sunstar.com.ph/static/ceb....martinez.html

Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Group got P6M from Martinez
By Jeanette P. Malinao
Sun.Star Staff Reporter

Sikap Yaman Foundation, which failed to liquidate the P6 million it received from Rep. Clavel Martinez’s discretionary funds through Bogo town, was the supplier of an allegedly irregular fertilizer transaction in Tuburan.

Auditors pointed out in their Bogo report that officials failed to make representations with Sikap Yaman for the liquidation of the P6 million, while the Commission on Audit (COA) named the foundation as the supplier of 250 bottles of overpriced liquid fertilizers in Tuburan.

COA said they sent a letter-request to Sikap Yaman Foundation’s address in Quezon City but the post office returned it and blamed an “unknown address.”

Like other questioned fertilizer purchases, that of Tuburan was from a monetary assistance from the Department of Agriculture (DA).

The DA is being investigated for alleged misuse of the fertilizer fund. The agency coursed the money through NGOs such as the Kasosyo Foundation, whose incorporators included the driver, secretary and garbage collector from Rep. Antonio Yapha’s office.

Overpriced

In Tuburan, COA found that the fertilizers were bought at P1,000 per bottle.

An evaluation by COA’s technical audit specialists and a laboratory test done by the Bureau of Soils, Cebu City on the “macronutrients specification shown in the label” showed that the price was “unreasonable and exorbitant.”

The fertilizers could have been bought at P180 per bottle, the auditors said.

Tuburan paid P250,000 for them, but COA found that the price was excessive by P205,000.

Also, the town did not conduct a bidding before buying the fertilizers in February 2005.

Auditors are demanding an immediate refund of the amount.

Doubts

Aside from Tuburan, the southern towns of Carcar and Argao also have similar questioned fertilizer purchases.

Argao bought inorganic fertilizers worth P1,769,250 without complying with government requirements. Carcar, meanwhile, purchased 166 liters of foliar fertilizer, also without bidding.

Both towns have discrepancies in the dates of their documents that “cast doubts on the regularity of the transactions.”

In Argao, auditors said Debonaire Philippines Distributors Inc. is “not found in the directory of licensed fertilizer distributors” in the country.

Argao did not conduct a bidding for the 1,685 bags of fertilizers.

COA cited Republic Act 9184, which states that invitations to bid must be posted twice and with six to 14 days in between publications.

Lapses

Also cited were the following violations:

* The purchase request was unnumbered, and the date was not indicated;

* Allotment and obligation slips were unnumbered and not signed by the budget officer;

* The purchase order, which is the contract between the agency and the supplier, was unnumbered and the date when it was signed by the supplier was not indicated;

* The purchase order and the inspection report had the same date;

* The charge invoice date is ahead of the purchase order date; and

* In the certification issued by AFCI Fertilizers and Chemical Inc., it was not mentioned that there are no subdealers selling at lower prices or that there are no suitable substitutes available at lower prices. This is a condition for procurement through exclusive agents.

Same date

As for Carcar, officials bought foliar fertilizer worth P249,000 from M.M. Castillo Gen. Merchandise, without a bidding.

The certification from Good Earth Technologies International Inc. also did not mention subdealers or substitutes with lower prices.

The notice of award on May 9,2005 was signed by the mayor and the supplier. The date of the notice must “precede all other documents” but that of Carcar did not.

“The dates clearly indicated there was irregularity in the transaction since all the other documents were prepared simultaneously and made earlier than the notice of award,” read the report for Carcar.

“Highly noticeable was (that) the delivery of 166 bottles, issuance of check, BAC attendance sheets and minutes of BAC bidding were all dated May 6,” auditors added.

A copy of the laboratory result was also not included in the supporting papers.

Last year, COA also chided Poro for buying fertilizers that were overpriced by more than 1,000 percent, using money from the discretionary funds of then congressman Ace Durano, coursed through the DA.

[omad]

not only the famous scions of that city but it's officials as well:
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Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Bogo officials take tour sans DILG nod

Officials of Bogo, Cebu traveled to Singapore last year without authority from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and claimed refunds for their entrance fees to tourist attractions, without presenting official receipts or tickets.

Three of them, in a separate trip to Manila, also claimed hotel expenses using only affidavits of loss, although their plane tickets showed that they returned to Cebu on the afternoon of the same day.

In the Commission on Audit’s (COA) report for the northern town, auditors also questioned the town’s disbursement of P1 million in Priority Development Assistance Funds (Pdaf) without proper documents.

Half of the P1 million went to the Northern Cebu Development Center Inc. (NCDCI), which has yet to liquidate the P12 million it received from the town in 2004 and whose Securities and Exchange Commission registration was revoked in 2003.

The other half went to a certain Wenceslao Cañete for sports activities in the town that were not documented.

COA also mentioned that Bogo failed to deposit on time the P10-million “Pdaf fund” in 2003. The treasurer acknowledged receipt of P4 million on June 14 and P6 million two days later.

full story
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[omad]

^^ all the pros and cons in breaking up Cebu province into smaller bits and pieces is not really the issue here. it's the officials at the helm who would always find a way to manipulate biddings, rules, and other transactions where "money" is the main issue. these people would always, in most cases, find loopholes in every aspect of projects where they can make money. so whether the bill is passed or not, we as citizens should find a way to expose these "thieves" in government robes.

the bigger the pork barrel, the bigger budget for each province, the bigger the chances for these crooks to make money out of it. simple.

we as Filipinos are all actually in a lose-lose situation.. there's just no escape.

no comprehensible explanation why we've gotten this dirty as a nation, as a people, as a race.

we're lower than scum.

[FK]

What's the number one selling point for this sugbuak proponents? Progress and Economy daw sa ila constituents. don't think so!

[istoryador]

^^ all the pros and cons in breaking up Cebu province into smaller bits and pieces is not really the issue here. it's the officials at the helm who would always find a way to manipulate biddings, rules, and other transactions where "money" is the main issue. these people would always, in most cases, find loopholes in every aspect of projects where they can make money. so whether the bill is passed or not, we as citizens should find a way to expose these "thieves" in government robes.

the bigger the pork barrel, the bigger budget for each province, the bigger the chances for these crooks to make money out of it. simple.

we as Filipinos are all actually in a lose-lose situation.. there's just no escape.

no comprehensible explanation why we've gotten this dirty as a nation, as a people, as a race.

we're lower than scum.

Glue-ria Arroyo represents this kind of politicians.

[jojo_mouth2]

klaro gyud ni na ang lokal adminstration ang angayan basolon kung walay progress ang town, deli ang provincial administration

[WinFlo]

I'm a true blue Cebuano - born & bred. Pero I don't believe that we need to divide Cebu like a piece of cake. I don't believe that this is the answer to the problem. Just pure selfishness on the part of the politicians and stupidity on the people who will support this. If we can't unite as one whole province, how can we unite as one nation?

Pakita lang sa bati nga batasan - iya-iyahon.

I hope and pray nga dili ma successful ang mga lawmakers aning ilang Sugbuak!

[iloveyou4ever]

not only the famous scions of that city but it's officials as well:
__________________________________________________ __________________________________________________ ________
Wednesday, August 16, 2006
Bogo officials take tour sans DILG nod

Officials of Bogo, Cebu traveled to Singapore last year without authority from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and claimed refunds for their entrance fees to tourist attractions, without presenting official receipts or tickets.

Three of them, in a separate trip to Manila, also claimed hotel expenses using only affidavits of loss, although their plane tickets showed that they returned to Cebu on the afternoon of the same day.

In the Commission on Audit’s (COA) report for the northern town, auditors also questioned the town’s disbursement of P1 million in Priority Development Assistance Funds (Pdaf) without proper documents.

Half of the P1 million went to the Northern Cebu Development Center Inc. (NCDCI), which has yet to liquidate the P12 million it received from the town in 2004 and whose Securities and Exchange Commission registration was revoked in 2003.

The other half went to a certain Wenceslao Cañete for sports activities in the town that were not documented.

COA also mentioned that Bogo failed to deposit on time the P10-million “Pdaf fund” in 2003. The treasurer acknowledged receipt of P4 million on June 14 and P6 million two days later.

full story
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mao diay nga wala mi progress dire. pagka nindot pang hapakon sa mga public officials dire specially ning Martinezes

[Yuri]

tinuod jud ang mga Martinez ra jud ang nabulahan ining ilang mga kalaki