MANILA, Philippines—Senate Minority Leader Franklin Drilon on Monday (Feb. 15) cast doubt on the “speed” of spending by the Philippine International Trading Corp. (PITC) of some P3.1 billion allotted to the Bureau of Fire Protection (BFP) after the funds had been parked for at least four years.
In his interpellation of Sen. Ronald Dela Rosa on the proposed BFP upgrade program, Drilon said he found it unusual for the PITC to quickly disburse its funds only after the Senate started investigating reports on the spending efficiency of the agency in charge of procurement of equipment for government offices.
“The only thing here is that this amount was with the PITC way back in 2017, o…
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