ANSWER! – Ombu orders Josie dela Cruz, Manny Pangilinan, et al
ANSWER! – Ombu orders
Josie dela Cruz, Manny
Pangilinan, et al
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| Josie dela Cruz, former Bulacan governor now PhilPost chief |
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They faked there was bidding of 300 computer units for P9.5 million when
the truth is there was none;
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They faked there was publication of notice of bidding at Manila
Bulletin when there was none;
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They faked there was posting of notices of bidding on the bulletin
board when there was none;
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They faked there was posting of notices of bidding on PhilGEPS when
there was none;
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They faked there was posting of notices on PhilPost website when there
was non;
The
Office of the Ombudsman has issued two orders in relation to criminal and
administrative charges of rigging computer supply contract, requiring answers
from Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company’s Manny Pangilinan and PLDT CEO and president Napoleon L. Nazareno, Philippine Postal Corp. CEO and Postmaster
General Maria Josefina M. Dela Cruz,
PhilPost Chairman Cesar Sarino, all
other members of the PhilPost Board, and PhilPost high-ranking officials.
The Ombudsman gave them ten (10)
days to file their counter-affidavits in both the criminal and administrative
charges.
The others ordered by the anti-corruption
body were:
1. Members of the Board of
Directors of PhilPost – Felipe A. Hidalgo, Ronaldo Tuazon, Joel Otarra, Mory Q.
Sison and Ma. Lourdes Varona;
2. Mama S. Lalanto as chairman
of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC);
3. Elizabeth C. Tungol as
Vice-Chair of the BAC;
4. Luis D. Carlos and Lee P.
Viceral as members of BAC;
5. Marietta Bartillo as Chief
Accountant of PhilPost; and
6. Vicente Esperanza III of
Xitrix Computer Corporation.
The criminal complaints filed
against the respondents were Falsification and violation of Section 3(e) of
Republic Act 3019.
The
administrative charges of the acts involved were Grave Misconduct, Dishonesty, Grave Abuse of
Authority, and Conduct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of the Service.
The
orders of the Ombudsman were the result of the complaint filed by Berteni
Cataluña Causing, president of Alab ng Mamamahayag (ALAM), and Tirso
Paglicawan, of the ALAM Philpost chapter.
The
said complaint was filed in April 2012. The evaluation of the case took almost
two years. This confirms further that delay in justice is blatant. Nevertheless, this action of the Ombudsman wakes up anew the fervor of anti-corruption activists.
In fact, the news of the filing of this complaint was even published in the April 16, 2012 edition of Inquirer. See the image of the news.
In fact, the news of the filing of this complaint was even published in the April 16, 2012 edition of Inquirer. See the image of the news.
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| Copy of the publication of the filing of the complaint. |
In
their complaint, it was alleged as follows:
“In
an undated Contract for Supplies (for the procurement of 100 units of computer
set and 45 units of barcode scanner), Dela Cruz’s entered into a contract,
allegedly through public bidding with Xitrix Computer Corporation represented
by Vicente Esperanza III.”
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“The
contract price for this is TWO MILLION THREE HUNDRED SEVENTY FOUR THOUSAND
SEVEN HUNDRED FIFTY PESOS (Php2,374,750.00).”
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“This
particular procurement did not have any bidding and did not have any
publication as required under the procurement and e-commerce law.”
“Additionally,
the respondents declared in the said contract that there was compliance with
these requirements of the law for procurement but THE TRUTH IS THERE WAS NONE,
hence it was dishonesty in the highest.”
“They
did the same acts in another contract denominated as “Repeat Order.”
“The
contract price for this is FIVE HUNDRED NINETY-ONE THOUSAND NINE HUNDRED TWENTY-FIVE
PESOS (Php591,925.00).”
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“Not
contented with the raid of public funds, the respondents again entered into
another contract, this time with PLDT for the supplies of 200 computers and 200
internet connections.”
“A
‘Contract for Supplies For the Procurement of 200 Internet Connection with 200
Computer Units’ was entered into between the PhilPost represented by Maria
Josefina M. Dela Cruz and PLDT through Napoleon L. Nazareno.”
“The
same contract states in the whereas clauses that there was public bidding WHEN
IN TRUTH THERE WAS NONE, that there was invitation for the procurement of the
said equipment was published in the Manila Bulletin WHEN IN TRUTH THERE WAS
NONE, that the same was posted in the BAC Bulletin Board of PhilPost main
building WHEN IN TRUTH THERE WAS NONE, that the same was posted on PhilGEPS and
PhilPost website WHEN IN TRUTH THERE WAS NONE.”
“The
total amount of the contract is NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED FIFTEEN THOUSAND TWO
HUNDRED PESOS (Php9,515, 200.00).”
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