Tanauan orders probe of P10M rice purchase

TANAUAN CITY, Batangas: The mayor here ordered an investigation into numerous complaints of poor rice quality given to about 42,000 households during the Christmas season which he personally found unacceptable.

The city government allocated P10.4 million for the “Pamaskong rice to 42,000 households in the city.

- ministrative Order No. 1 Series of Ferdinand Perez chairman of the investigating team to come up recommendations.

“There will be no whitewash. No sacred cow. The culpable will be dealt with accordingly,” Halili said.

- rage on social media criticizing the local government for considering recipients as pataygutom described as almost not edible.

- leased an announcement last willing to replace what had been earlier distributed.

- do Laresma said the replacement procured the rice through the Bids was awarded to the Senior Citizens Cooperative of Tanauan.