An Open Letter Office of The Ombudsman

 

To:

Office of the Ombudsman

Thru: CBCP Monitor  From: Cagayan de Oro City Water District concerned employee October 27, 2011

An Open Letter to Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales Dear Ombudsman,  Ombudsman,  Peace in Christ The undersigned is a COWD concerned employee who has meet President Benigno Simeon C.  Aquino - III during his visit here in the City of Cagayan de Oro last March 23, 2011. I have told him about COWD BOD who have continuously abused of alleged graft and corruption and perks that the COWD BOD has received I have given the President the said supporting documents of what they had received. I also furnish the President a copy of the COA partial report dated November  09, 2009 regarding the anomalies and irregularities of the COWD Board of Directors. The COWD concerned employees will always be vigilant for the public’s interest and that the COWD BOD members will only unanimously approved with legal basis but not to their political debt of the City Mayor and with regard of the recent COWD financial and water crisis. Based on the GOCC Governance Act of 2011(SEC. 19): “The members of the Board and Officers of GOCCs shall: Act with utmost and undivided loyalty to the GOCC and Fiduciary Duties of the Board and Officers avoid conflicts of interest and declare an interest they may have in any   particular matter before the Board”. Board”.  The latest BOD Res. No.081, s-11 dated July 13, 2011 which extended the financial assistance of  One Hundred Thousand Pesos (100,000.00) for the Kagay-an Festival 2011 upon the official written request of our City Mayor Vicente Y. Emano dated June 27, 2011. The COWD Board of Director members then were composed of Mr. Joel A. Baldelovar, COWD BOD Chairman, Mr. Soc Anthony M. del Rosario Vice Chairman the disgruntled BOD member  because he was the brain behind to make the COWD become cooperative, Atty. Emmanuel A. Gaabucayan, Secretary, Mr. Sandy Bass, Mr. Ruben A. Vegafria, It was a clear violation of the Administrative Order no. 103 directing the continued adoption of  austerity measures in the government Sec.1 no. 8 suspension of the following: Donations, contributions, grants and gifts, except if said activities are undertaken pursuant to the mandate of  the donor-agency . They allegedly violated the A.O. no. 105 which orders all government agencies to implement austerity measures. measures.

 

The EO no.24, transparency, accountability and prudence in the government-owned or-controlled  corporation (GOCC) are government agencies and their funds are public funds which must be used   prudently al the times with a view to prevent prevent dissipation and waste. waste.  According to Article 217 Malversation of public funds or property; Presumption of malversation —   Any public officer   who, by reason of the duties of his office, is accountable for public funds or   property, shall appropriate the same or shall take or misappropriate or shall consent, through abandonment or negligence. Furthermore, the COA partial report dated November 09, 2009 has enumerated the series of  events that started from the Bulk Water Supply Project (BWSP). It probed the anomalies and irregularities of the COWD Board of Director’s actions, to list;  list;   1.The alleged COWD Board Resolution no. 222, s-04 dated December 09, 2004 appeared to have been issued in favor of the caprices of a Bulk Water Supplier Rio Verde Water Consortium, Inc., a non-responsive bidder despite the recommendation of the Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) for  failure of bidding in violation of RA 9184. The COWD Board of Director Members then were composed of Mr. Frank Mendez, Chairman,  Atty. Fred Gapuz,now Vice Dr. Raymundo Java, Sandy S andy Bass and Mrs. Sarah Borja. Mr. Joel Baldelovar, theChairman, COWD Board Chairman as alsoMr. implicated. 2. The contract for BWSP was crafted and awarded apparently for the benefits and undue advantage of the contractor, the RVWCI. The provisions substantially deviated from the model contract and turned onerous in favor of RVWCI. We hope you could come out on this matter and we strongly believe that lavishness of the Cagayan de Oro City Water District Board of Directors will come to an end.

Very respectfully yours, Emmanuel C. Mulawan COWD concerned employee e-mail: [email protected] Mobile Phone No. 09053234691 Cc: Heide L. Mendoza Commissioner-II Commission of Audit Central Office Fairview, Quezon City