NEGOR SP SAYS Army in-charge of CAFGU funds

From the Visayan Daily Star (Mar 23): NEGOR SP SAYS Army in-charge of CAFGU funds

The Negros Oriental Sangguniang Panlalawigan has approved the release of the Special CAFGU Active Auxiliary budget directly to the 3 rd Division of the Philippine Army, and not through the town and city mayors as some SP members had earlier insisted.

Board Member Fritzy Lumjod-Zanoria sponsored the request from the Office of the Governor to change the nomenclature in the approved budget for SCAA-Peace and Order Program worth P600,000, and subsidy for peacekeeping activities at P1.5 million to “maintenance of the SCAA for subsistence allowance thru the 3 rd Division of the PA”.

The total budget of P2.1 million will now be directly coursed through the 3 rd PA Division.

BM Melliemoore Saycon said that, at the recent Peace and Order Council meeting, the town and city mayors were asking for the budget for the SCAA operating in their areas, claiming the Citizen Armed Force Geographical Unit members have been asking for their daily sustenance and uniforms.

Board Member Arnie Teves said it would be neutral to course through the budget to the Philippine Army because it is an apolitical organization and subject to the rules and regulations of the Commission on Audit.

The SCAA men are the force multipliers of the Army in maintaining peace and order in the mountain barangays of the province.

http://www.visayandailystar.com/2013/March/23/negor4.htm