PCSO wants Congress to stop mandatory remittance to gov’t agencies
July 20, 2018
Written by Arlene Rivera
Published in Nation
THE Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) has appealed to Congress to repeal their mandate on mandatory contributions to various agencies, saying it is hurting the agency’s charity fund.
PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan said this is in response to the Commission on Audit’s (CoA) warning on the agency’s “questionable” transactions worth more than P10.17 billion intended for charity programs and medical assistance.
“We are appealing to the Congress to repeal our mandate on mandatory contributions because it is eating up our funds for medical service. ‘Wag naman ibawas doon pati sports, education, at fertilizer,” said Balutan during the Sama-samang Talakayan at Linawan media forum held at the Fort Ilocandia in Laoag City, Ilocos Norte.
“Let this be an eye opener to our legislators, unless laws are repealed, billions of pesos intended for health services will be siphoned by these mandatory contributions na hindi naman related sa health services.
“We cannot stop these remittances unless Congress repeals laws governing us to stop these mandatory contributions. Hindi namin pwedeng i-violate ‘yun eh. Hooked up kami sa sitwasyon. Nahihirapan din kami,” Balutan added.
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