President Rodrigo Duterte has warned three graft-tainted agencies to change their ways or be abolished. He was referring to the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO), the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) and the Bureau of Customs (BOC).
Duterte said in a gathering of local officials at the Sulong Pilipinas local governance series in Davao City on Tuesday night that he would recommend the PCSO's abolition if corruption in the agency persists.
The President issued the warning following his appointments of former police general Jose Jorge Corpuz as chairman of the PCSO, which he said tops the list of government agencies being milked dry by corrupt officials.
He said that he has instructed Corpuz to do a top-to-bottom overhaul of the PCSO to weed out scalawags. He also expressed confidence the PCSO will be brought back on track with Corpuz at the helm.
Duterte hopes things will improve but if not satisfied, he will recommend the abolition of PCSO. Same problems have been plaguing the BIR and Customs.
Duterte said that since he assumed office on June 30, he has been consistent in doing the things he promised during his campaign. He said he has picked the best people to tackle the other major concerns like the economy.
Source: Manila Bulletin
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