PSC digging deep in payroll scam

MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine Sports Commission will form a separate group tasked to search potential co-conspirators with the suspect in an alleged “payroll scam.”

PSC officer-in-charge Ramon Fernandez yesterday said a fact-finding committee will be put up soon to find out if there are bigger fishes involved other than accused Paul Michael Padua Ignacio, a contractual or non-organic employee assigned in the personnel department.

“Our initial thoughts were he was not alone in this,” said Fernandez. “So we signed a memorandum creating a task force from the PSC for fact-finding that will conduct our own investigation, and to other similar cases.

“We want to get to the bottom of this, everyone needs to be punished,” he added.

Fernandez said Ignacio is willing to cooperate, and if necessary, spill the beans.