MANILA, Philippines — After claiming that corruption persists even under Duterte’s watch, Senator Manny Pacquiao now wants an investigation on the P10.4 billion fund for the national government’s social amelioration program (SAP).
Pacquiao filed on Thursday Senate Resolution No. 779, seeking a formal probe on the SAP fund, zeroing in on what he said was the “questionable” disbursement of the cash aid.
Under the resolution, Pacquiao noted the Department of Social Welfare and Development’s (DSWD) contract with Electronic Money Issuer (EMI) and remittance agent Starpay. DSWD is the lead agency in the government’s SAP while Starpay served as a conduit in the distribution of SAP f…
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