Pasahod ng PSC sa athletes naapektuhan ng overhaul

MANILA, Philippines — Hanggang ngayon ay apektado pa rin ang operas-yon ng Philippine Sports Commission (PSC) kaugnay sa payroll scam na kinasangkutan ng dating empleyadong si Paul Michael Ignacio.

Kaya naman hindi kaagad mairelis ang monthly allowances ng mga national athletes at coaches.

“The delay in the release of allowances was caused by the overhaul of our payroll administration system,” wika kahapon ng PSC Board. “It affected all employees and members of the national team and this was painful but necessary action to ensure that no underhanded schemes are ever done in this service aspect again.”

Kamakalawa ay hinimok ni Sen. Bong Go ang sports agency na irelis na ang monthly allowances ng mga national athletes at coaches.

Napilitan ang PSC, pinamumunuan ni chairman William ‘Butch’ Ramirez, na tapyasan ng 50 porsiyento ang natatanggap na monthly allowance ng mga national athletes at coaches dahil sa paggamit ng gobyerno ng pondo sa paglaban sa coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.

Kasunod nito ang ipinatutupad na mas mahigpit na payroll scheme na nagpaantala sa pagrerelis ng PSC ng suweldo ng mga national athletes at coaches.

“In the wake of that sad discovery of a payroll padding scam by an employee, our agency while rocked to its core, was also roused to further strengthen our processes at all fronts,” wika ng PSC Board. “We apologize for the slight delay but rest assured these will be released early this week as we have finalized the necessary requirements for the effect of this batch’s posting under the new system.”