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BY MAE SINGUAY
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BACOLOD City – Mayor Evelio Leonardia wants all city government vehicles inventoried.
City hall is currently dealing with a possibly problematic vehicle purchase made by the preceding administration.
The city government turned over to the Bacolod City Police Office (BCPO) 10 patrol cars in June this year.
It turned out the vehicles have not yet been paid and the budget for the procurement, technically, cannot be used for such purpose.
The mayor wants to know if there are any other similar cases among city government vehicles.
The City Legal Office (CLO) is now investigating the patrol car purchase, said Leonardia.
A portion of the calamity fund of the City Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Office was allotted for the purchase, but the fund can be used only for disaster-related activities, Executive Assistant Joemarie Vargas had said.
City hall recalled the patrol cars last week for inspection, only to return them to the BCPO so as not to hamper the latter’s operations.
The supplier Fast Auto World Phils. Corp., which is based in Sibulan, Negros Oriental, is now collecting the city government’s dues.
Leonardia said the CLO plans to consult with the Philippine Government Electronic Procurement System, or PhilGEPS, regarding the present administration’s accountability over the purchase.
He acknowledged their dilemma: paying for the vehicles would settle the issue with the supplier, but it is a possible fiscal irregularity.
If he would have his way, Leonardia said he does not want the patrol vehicles used, but that would mean logistically impairing the police.
General Services Office head Jerome Solinap had said the city government, not the BCPO, technically owns the patrol cars.
Senior Superintendent Flynn Dongbo, BCPO head, had asked Leonardia to just donate the patrol vehicles to them./PN
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