DENR official sa Quezon, pinaiimbestigahan

Humirit ng imbestigasyon si Minority Leader at Quezon Rep. Danilo Suarez laban sa Officer-in-Charge (OIC) ng Department of Environment and Resources (DENR) sa Quezon dahil hindi umano ito epektibo sa kanyang posisyon.

Partikular na ipinaiimbestiga sa Kongreso si Joselito Donato Barros, OIC ng DENR-Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) sa Catanauan, Quezon.

"It has come upon the attention of this office that Mr. Joselito Donato Barros, Officer-in-Charge of the CENRO of the DENR in Catanuan, Quezon province committed gross inefficiency in the conduct of his official functions, " paliwanag ng kongresista kasabay ng paghahain nito ng House Resolution 2455.

Binanggit nito, sumulat na siya sa DENR nitong Oktubre 24, 2018 at humiling ito ng pagpupulong kaugnay ng usapin.

"The DENR office noted the request and forwarded the concern to their Review Committee for evaluation through a letter dated 06 November 2018," aniya.

Aniya, kabilang sa responsibilidad ng CENRO na magpatupad ng mga programa, proyekto at polisiya ng DENR sa community level.

"Erring and non-performing government officials, in line with the principle of public accountability, must be investigated so that proper penalties may be imposed once found guilty of offenses,” paliwanag ni Suarez.

Hindi aniya dapat palagpasin ng House Committee on Public Accounts ang usapin.

"It has been established principle embodied in the 1987 Constitution that public office is a public trust. According to Article XI Section 1 of our fundamental law, public officers and employees, must, at all times, be accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity, loyalty and efficiency; act with patriotisn and justice, and lead modest lives,” pahabol pa ng mambabatas.