By Ronron
November 13, 2007
Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Gen. Avelino Razon, Jr. on Tuesday denied the allegation of Senator Panfilo Lacson that funds of the police were used by Malacañang in giving cash gifts to congressmen and governors last October.
Razon said he is surprised by the allegation of Lacson since he expects the Senator to be aware of the “strict supervision” by the Commission on Audit over the disbursement of PNP funds, being a former PNP chief.
On Monday, Lacson said he has sources who claimed that P100 million from the Police Anti-Crime and Emergency Response (PACER) and P60 million from the Police Security and Protection Office (PSPO) were among the sources of the cash gifts distributed in Malacanang last month.
“We are surprised by the assertion of Sen. Lacson. Whatever funds the PNP has, this is intended for the payment of allowances of personnel, for capital outlay and movement of our troops,” Razon told reporters at Camp Crame.
“We cannot disburse PNP funds to any other purpose than that of which it was intended for… Our funds that are intended to support the PNP are released, appropriated and spent for the purposed they were intended for,” he added.
He said he could not just order a release and utilization of the funds whatever way he wants since this is governed by strict accounting and auditing rules and regulations.
Razon challenged Lacson to disclose the identity of his source so the organization and the public in general will be convinced of his assertions.
“We hope he would come out and say his basis… We expect the good Senator to have basis when he says something,” Razon said.
Lacson was chief of the PNP from November 1999 until January 2001. Razon, on the other hand, assumed the same post last October 1./DMS
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