A lawmaker has questioned both the DICT and the MMDA for transferring funds for the free public Wi-Fi program without Congress’ consent. | GabrielLaluINQ
“But this one in particular doesn’t seem to have clear guidance from Congress, which is mandated to enact the General Appropriations Act, making this transaction or agreement highly suspicious — if not illegal,” he added.
“While we can assume that this distribution was executed with good intentions, we in Congress highlight the sacred duty of sound fiscal management. Inter-agency transfer of funds, which were already allocated by law, may only be done with consent of Congress. In this case, it seems we were completely blindsided. Nagawa nila ng wala tayong kaalam-alam [They have done it without us knowing],” he added.
Daza posed this question as he pointed out that in one contract worth P1.1 billion, called the NCR Fiber Optic Backbone Development, a bidding was supposedly conducted successfully. “Alam niyo naman po, Mr. Speaker, na tumataas ang kilay ng taong-bayan kapag ganito ang set-up. As our reliable source put it, ‘Ganito kalaki ang project pero iisa lang ang bidder na nag-qualify? Talaga?’” Daza said.“This is precisely why we are now compelled now to ask: How did a project as big as this fly completely under the radar? We checked online, and except for the bidding documents, there doesn’t seem to be any news about it,” he added.
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