Cordova Mayor Cesar ‘Didoy’ Suan, president of the League of Municipal Mayors within the Philippines, Cebu chapter. | File Photo
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The nationwide authorities’s plans to conduct life-style checks on officers following anomalies tied to flood management initiatives bought the backing of a number of mayors right here.
One of them was Cordova Mayor Cesar Suan, who at the moment sits as the top of the League of Municipal Mayors within the Philippines, Cebu chapter (LMP-Cebu).
Suan stated he’s keen to endure life-style checks.
“Yes, welcome nato na ang mag-lifestyle check sa tanan nga mga naa sa politics (we welcome lifestyle checks to all those in politics),” Suan informed reporters in a current interview.
He additionally revealed that some mayors underneath LMP-Cebu shared the identical sentiment.
“Nagkaistorya nata sa uban, and some of them, nakauyon (We’ve already talked with some of the mayors, and they agree to undergo lifestyle checks),” added Suan.
On the opposite hand, the mayor assured the general public that Cordova city has no ghost or anomalous flood management initiatives.
Lifestyle examine
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. lately ordered a way of life examine on authorities officers, starting with the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), as his administration investigates the alleged anomalies in flood-control initiatives nationwide.
Malacañang additionally requested different companies, significantly the Office of the Ombudsman, the Commission on Audit (COA), the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), and the Bureau of Customs (BOC), in addition to native authorities items (LGUs), to conduct parallel probes.
Republic Act No. 6713, or the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, prohibits authorities officers and workers from dwelling lavish life.
It additionally requires them to file their SALNs, whose accuracy could be verified by life-style checks.
Under RA 3019, or the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act, a public official who gained cash or property “manifestly out of proportion to his salary and to his other lawful income shall be prima facie presumed to have committed graft.”
Lifestyle checks assist authorities set up this presumption. / with reviews from INQUIRER.internet
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