Lawyer Victor de la Serna continues to sow lies after lies, and the latest of which is the alleged P1 billion which he said, was illegally stashed by the Chatto administration from the coffer of the Provincial Government of Bohol.
De la Serna’s orgy of spreading spurious facts and figures has turned into a circus because of its repetitivenes and transformed into a blatant public nuisance over the airlanes which he used as medium.
According to the records from the Provincial finance department , the province has appropriated P1.6 billion budget for this year and if the allegation of de la Serna is true, that is taking P1 billion from the P1.6 billion budget, the province has to stop operating .
The P1.6 billion annual appropriation will go to, Operating Expenses, capital outlays of the different departments, attached offices and devolved hospitals and the salaries and wages of 1,400 regular, contractual and casual employees under the Personnel Services.
Another direct recipient of the annual budget are the different programs of the Province under the HEAT IT BOHOL HELPS LIFE development framework.
The source said, the Province is still in the process of implementing the different Programs, Projects and Activities (PAP) for calendar year 2015.
It said that every transaction of the Province has to pass through several and different layers of internal control measures, which make sure that all collections are recorded and deposited in the bank with expenditures examined as to accuracy, completeness of supporting documents, its propriety and legality.
Reliable sources also pointed out, that if the allegation is true, the province could not have been awarded with Seal of Good Governance (SGLG) from the Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG).
The source stressed that in order for a local government unit to become a recipient of the said award, the LGU must pass all the three core assessment areas, namely Good Financial Housekeeping, Social Protection and Disaster Preparedness which the province had accomplish with flying colors, hence, the award.
The SGLG award symbolizes integrity and good performance of a local government unit.
The source said, each financial transaction of the Province of Bohol, has to pass through different layers of internal control measures such as availability of an appropriation, completeness of supporting documents and availability of cash.
The procedures are designed to prevent and ensure that the resources of the government are not stolen or wasted. (NPS)
