City dad hits Radaza for ‘ghost’ repair of equipment

A Lapu-Lapu City Councilor called out officials for entering into an allegedly anomalous transaction for the repair of an old heavy equipment in 2015, which cost the City P3 million.

In her privilege speech during the regular session on Wednesday, Jan. 30., Councilor Jeannify Tan-Dungog, a critic of Mayor Paz Radaza, questioned the City Government’s release of funds for the repair and maintenance of a road grader, which is used in flattening soil.

According to the findings of the Commission on Audit (COA), the road grader was not repaired and it was not used.

“Why did the government pay for such repair when in fact no actual repair was made?” Tan-Dungog said.

The controversy stemmed from City Engineer Felimon Inot’s signing of an accomplishment report, which stated that a repair was done on the road grader and that it had been inspected.

When state auditors conducted an investigation, Inot denied he signed the accomplishment report, saying his signature was forged.

Inot, the motor pool head, filed a complaint against the contractor SSVF-DD for using a falsified document. The trial is ongoing.

Tan-Dungog also questioned the capability of the other department heads who signed the accomplishment report without conducting a thorough inspection.

In an interview, Radaza said Tan-Dungog rehashed an old issue.

She said the department heads signed the document that stated the heavy equipment was repaired.

She ordered the city legal office to conduct an investigation on the employees involved in the transaction.

“The basis of my signing or paying the contractor was because of his (Engr. Inot’s) endorsement,” Radaza said.

“It’s not that I go around (to inspect) as a mayor, as if it is my job. That’s why we have these people (department heads) who are in charge. They will be the ones inspecting,” she said. (From FVQ of SuperBalita Cebu, KAL)

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