TFAC receives more corruption complaints

Justice Secretary Menardo Guevarra on Tuesday disclosed that the Task Force Against Corruption (TFAC) has received a total of 208 complaints since it was created to go after corrupt government officials, employees and private who acted as accomplices to crimes.

Guevarra also heads the TFAC.

“The complaints involved a wide range of national government agencies, several government-owned or -controlled corporations, and a large number of local government units,” Guevarra said.

Of the 208 complaints, “only 148 pertain to actual corruption cases” with 69 cases already evaluated or still undergoing evaluation.

The justice chief also revealed that actions had been made on 40 complaints. They were “referred to other government agencies for comment, further investigation, or case build-up.”

The complaints involved a wide range of national government agencies, several government-owned or -controlled corporations, and a large number of local government units.

Guevarra added that one case for corruption would be filed before the Office of the Ombudsman anytime yesterday.

“Thesecomplaintsallegedviolationsoftheanti-graft law, procurement law, CoA (Commission on Audit) rules, and social amelioration programs; overpricing, ghost projects, unfinished projects, kickbacks and commissions, bribery, extortion, smuggling, fake land titles,falsifiedfreepatents,andotherfraudulent,corrupt, or illegal acts committed by public officials and private persons alike,” Guevarra stated.