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Lacson links ex-generals to STL corruption @ 2019-08-02T08: Back Hot News
Keyword:Duterte to 10 PCSO officials
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FROM 2008 TO 2010, PCSO OFFICIALS DIVERTED A TOTAL OF P365 MILLION TO THEIR INTELLIGENCE FUND, WHICH CAN BE ACCESSED AND WITHDRAWN ANYTIME WITH MINIMAL RESTRICTIONS. THE 10TH AND LAST INDIVIDUAL CHARGED OVER THE SCAM WAS
CLOSED. NCRPO REGIONAL DIRECTOR GUILLERMO ELEAZAR ALONG WITH QCPD STATION 10 POLICE CLOSES DOWN A LOTTO OUTLET ALONG EDSA AND KAMUNING, QUEZON CITY ON JULY 27, 2019, AFTER PRESIDENT RODRIGO DUTERTE DECLARED THE LOTTO, STL AND OTHER ONLINE GAMES UNDER THE PCSO AS ILLEGAL. PHOTO BY JIRE CARREON/RAPPLER
IN DECEMBER 2015, 「THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT HASDIRECTED THE PCSO TO REFUND P286.937 MILLION OF UNAUTHORIZED ALLOWANCES,BONUSES, AND BENEFITS SUPPOSEDLY GIVEN TO ITS OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES IN 2014.」「IN AN AUDIT REPORT ON THE PCSO RELEASED ON OCTOBER 10, 2013, COA SAID THEAMOUNT OF DISBURSEMENTS MADE BY PCSO FOR ITS PROVIDENT FUND, WEEKLY DRAWALLOWANCES, COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCES, CAR AND MEDICAL PLANS, AND PER DIEMS MAYBE UNLAWFUL.」
NEAR MIDNIGHT ON JULY 26, DUTERTE IN A VIDEO MESSAGE ORDERED AN IMMEDIATE STOP TO ALL PCSO GAMING OPERATIONS, LICENSES, AND FRANCHISEES OVER SUPPOSED CORRUPTION IN THE AGENCY. MORE THAN 30,000 GAMING OUTLETS NATIONWIDE WERE CLOSED AFTER THE VERBAL ORDER, ACCORDING TO THE POLICE.
DUTERTE TO IDENTIFY LESS THAN 10 OFFICIALS BEHIND ALLEGED PCSO CORRUPTION – PALACE
“PCSO REMAINS STEADFAST IN DELIVERING CHARITY SERVICES TO ALL ITS CLIENTS AND POSITIVELY ACCEPTS THE CHALLENGE GIVEN BY THE PRESIDENT FOR ALL ITS OFFICIALS AND EMPLOYEES TO STEP UP, AS IT APPEALS TO THE PUBLIC TO CONTINUE ITS VALUABLE SUPPORT TO THE AGENCY,” IT SAID.
DUTERTE EARLIER EXPLAINED THAT HIS PENCHANT FOR CHOOSING FORMER MILITARY AND POLICE OFFICIALS TO BE PART OF HIS CABINET IS MAINLY DUE TO THEIR DILIGENCE AND THEIR CAPACITY TO FOLLOW ORDERS.
THE FIGURE IS JUST 10% OF THE TOTAL EMPLOYEES FROM ALL AUTHORIZED OPERATORS OF SMALL- TOWN LOTTERY (STL) NATIONWIDE IN ADDITION TO EMPLOYEES OF 9,000 LOTTO OUTLETS AND OTHER GAMING SCHEMES MANAGED BY THE PCSO.
PRESIDENTIAL SPOKESPERSON SALVADOR PANELO ANNOUNCED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THAT SUSPENSION OF LOTTO OPERATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINE CHARITY SWEEPSTAKES OFFICE (PCSO) HAS BEEN LIFTED. WILL THE OWNERS AND EMPLOYEES OF LOTTO OUTLETS BE COMPENSATED FOR THE INCOME THEY LOST? PCSO GENERAL-MANAGER ROYINA GARMA WILL HOLD A PRESS CONFERENCE AT 10 A.M. ANC WILL BE PREPARED TO AIR THIS LIVE.
READ: PCSO TO ABIDE BY DUTERTE』S ORDER TO CLOSE LOTTO, STL OUTLETS
VALENCIA WAS AMONG THE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS WHO WERE CHARGED FOR PLUNDER IN 2012. OTHER OFFICIALS WHO WERE CHARGED WITH PLUNDER IN RELATION TO THE PCSO CASE WERE FORMER PRESIDENT GLORIA-MACAPAGAL ARROYO, FORMER PCSO BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS OFFICER BENIGNO AGUAS, FORMER PCSO GENERAL MANAGER AND VICE CHAIRMAN ROSARIO URIARTE.
IN THE VERY FIRST MONTH OF MR. DUTERTE』S PRESIDENCY, THE SUPREME COURT, VOTING 11-4, ACQUITTED MS. ARROYO OF THE CHARGE OF PLUNDER OVER THE ALLEGED MISUSE OF P366 MILLION IN PCSO FUNDS FROM 2008 TO 2010, OR THE TAIL-END OF ARROYO』S PRESIDENCY. DURING HIS CAMPAIGN FOR PRESIDENT IN 2016, MR. DUTERTE SAID THERE ARE GROUNDS FOR MS. ARROYO』S ACQUITTAL. HE ALSO SAID REPEATEDLY HE 「OWED」 MUCH TO HER AS SHE HAD CONTRIBUTED TO HIS CAMPAIGN FUNDS.

 

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