Pinabulaanan ng Quezon City government ang alegasyon ni Anakalusugan Partylist Representative Mike Defensor na overpriced ang COVID-19 relief at assistance operations noong nakaraang taon.
Ayon kay Quezon City Legal Head Atty. Niño Casimiro, walang katotohanan ang mga alegasyon ni Defensor.
“To be honest, it’s almost quite sad that Cong. Defensor is once again using his tired old tactics. It’s like he keeps on quoting from the same book, when the very author of the book himself has already publicly said that his (Defensor’s) interpretation is wrong,” pahayag ni Casimiro.
“In the past few months, Cong. Defensor has nitpicked bits and pieces of QC’s 2020 COA report, and has made sensationalized accusations without fully disclosing the full context. The Commission itself finally issued a very clear statement that there were absolutely no findings of irregularity during that year. As a double black-eye, the COA even awarded the city with the highest audit rating it has ever received throughout its history,” dagdag ni Casimiro.
Paulit-ulit na lamang aniya ang alegasyon ni Defensor na wala namang sapat na basehan.
“Now, despite this rather embarrassing shutdown, he is back again, using the same modus. Mukhang desperado na,” pahayag ni Casimiro.
Inuungkat ni Defensor ang binili ng lokal na pamahalaan na isang sako ng bigas na nagkakahalaga ng P5,000.
“I’m sure that the good Congressman is very familiar with the concept of a ‘lot bid’, which is when items are grouped together to form one complete lot, and awarded as one contract,” he outlined. “The cost of the individual items are therefore irrelevant, as it is only the final, total price of the entire contract that should be considered. In this case, the winning bidder submitted the lowest aggregate cost, well below the Approved Budget for Contract, or ABC,” pahayag ni Casimiro.