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COA Commissioner Douglas Michael Mallillin said acknowledgment receipts alone are not enough to justify reward payments from confidential funds, stressing that agencies must provide documents showing that the information provided resulted in a successful outcome.

Mallillin explained that rewards require stricter documentation, including approval from the agency head and proof of the success of information-gathering or surveillance activities.

His statement came after Sen. Joel Villanueva questioned whether acknowledgment receipts would suffice to support confidential-fund reward payments.(Video courtesy of Senate of the Philippines)

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00:00I will not put you on the spot, Commissioner Malilin.
00:04But when I was listening to the explanation and the provisions behind the joint memorandum,
00:18without going through or talking about any particular case,
00:25I find it, I think there are some loopholes in that particular joint memorandum circular.
00:38And you yourself were saying, and I wanted to ask you,
00:45because I strongly believe that it should be revisited.
00:48Do you think that it should be revisited?
00:50Yes, we agree.
00:52Yeah, because there's a problem there.
00:54For example, doon sa role of a disbursement officer,
01:00siya ba talaga yung tanging nag-iisa na magdi-disburse lahat ng funds,
01:06sa lahat ng informants sa buong Pilipinas?
01:08You don't expect, I mean, I don't think COA is expecting a single individual who would do that.
01:15or pupwede ba up to what extent the disbursement officer would be able to delegate.
01:25Dahil doon sa memorandum, hindi.
01:28And, you know, I'm also interested on this particular issues because ang mga LGUs mayroon din eh,
01:36mga local government units.
01:38And I think, you know, during the hearings,
01:42may mga LGU officials asking or texting me,
01:47parang takot na takot na din sila.
01:49How do they use their intelligence funds, etc.
01:53Yung iba ayaw na.
01:54Yung iba sinasabi naman na hindi namin afford na hindi gamitin,
01:58kailangan talaga namin, etc.
02:01Sir, please.
02:02Magandang tanong ho yun.
02:04Ganito po.
02:06Sa Joint Memorandum Circular,
02:08ang requirement po,
02:10the SDO must be the one personally
02:13to hand over the cash
02:15doon sa recipient.
02:17Dahil po, at the end of...
02:18End user to, no?
02:19Yes po.
02:20Sa end user.
02:21Yes po.
02:21Because po,
02:23magbibigay po itong SDO
02:25ng certification
02:25na inabot nga po niya
02:28yung pera sa tao na to.
02:30Wala pong limitasyon
02:32kung ilang SDO po
02:33ang pwedeng gamitin po
02:36ng isang opisina.
02:37Kung lokasyon po ang problema,
02:40tulad ho nung simula po
02:41apari hanggang hulo,
02:43ang kailangan hong bigyan
02:45na sa head of agency
02:47o na sa ahensya po
02:48ang pamamaraan
02:50kung sino ang assigned SDO.
02:53Ang importante lang ho sa SDO
02:55ay may mga requirements po eh.
02:59Accountable officer,
03:01bonded,
03:02at ang...
03:03Wala naman po sinatawag tayong
03:06ang...
03:06Iisa lang po pwede.
03:08Ang ginagawa po ay
03:10to make everyone accountable.
03:12Lalong-lalong na ho
03:14kung malaki-laki ho yung pera.
03:16Iba-ibang SDO
03:17dahil iba-iba naman po
03:19yung programa.
03:20Programming agencies.
03:22They split the SDOs po
03:24because
03:25ang importante po
03:27ay maparating ho yung pondo
03:29at yung SDO po
03:31dapat kakilala rin po niya
03:33yung pinagbibigyan.
03:34Dahil yung...
03:35Ang magbibigay ho
03:36ng acknowledgement receipt
03:37o yung tinatawag namin
03:39documents evidencing payment
03:41ay yung mismo pong kaharap niya.
03:45Meron pa nga hong
03:46pangalawang dokumento
03:48o libro
03:48na nire-require sa SDO po.
03:50Hindi lang po po yung
03:52tinatawag namin
03:53acknowledgement receipt.
03:55Ito po yung...
03:56Meron pong journal requirement po yan
03:58na tinatago niya
03:59nilalagay sa vault.
04:01It's na sa Joint Memorandum Circular po.
04:12Sa military po,
04:15iba ang proseso
04:17ng mga dokumento.
04:19Pero meron pong libro
04:20na required na...
04:23Ah, sige.
04:23Yung...
04:24Yung lang po.
04:25Basta,
04:26yung SDO po
04:26can be multiple.
04:28There is no limit.
04:29As long as
04:30proper management
04:31and proper bonding
04:33and accountability
04:34can be added.
04:34Yes, because it would be
04:35extremely impossible
04:37for just one person
04:39to distribute
04:39all these
04:41funds
04:43nationwide.
04:44So, yun.
04:45Ano ho?
04:46Ano sa akin yun, no?
04:47Game changer yun.
04:48Yung nasabi yun.
04:49Hindi naman kailangan
04:50isa lang.
04:51And another thing
04:52that I'd like to ask
04:53in the Joint Memorandum
04:56Circular,
04:57on the issue of rewards,
05:00yung success
05:01successful dapat
05:03bago bigyan
05:04ng reward, no?
05:06And,
05:08sa militar,
05:09sa LGUs,
05:12sa matter of policy,
05:14when you're buying
05:15an information,
05:16definitely,
05:17you don't expect
05:19them to give you
05:19an official receipt.
05:21Unlike if it is
05:22medicine
05:23or equipment
05:25or gamit
05:27office equipment, no?
05:29But if you're
05:30trying to get
05:31information,
05:34yeah,
05:34I would assume
05:35yung acknowledgement
05:36receipt
05:38will suffice.
05:40But,
05:41can you use it
05:43for reward
05:44system?
05:45Because
05:45the
05:47Joint
05:48Circular
05:49is very strict
05:50on the use of
05:51the category
05:52reward
05:53na dapat
05:54successful.
05:55And then,
05:56how do you
05:56define
05:57successful?
05:58When you
05:58prevent
05:58something
05:59from
05:59happening,
06:01a bad
06:01thing that
06:02would happen,
06:02na prevent
06:03ng
06:03information,
06:05et cetera,
06:07that's
06:08considered
06:08successful.
06:09Pero,
06:10who would
06:11also
06:11say
06:11na
06:13successful?
06:14I mean,
06:16I'm sorry,
06:17I have
06:17multiple
06:17questions
06:18there,
06:18but I
06:18think you
06:19get my
06:19point.
06:20And I
06:20just want
06:20to be
06:21clarified
06:21as to
06:22what we
06:23can do
06:23and how
06:24we can
06:24improve
06:26and clearly
06:27explain to
06:28the public
06:28our current
06:29policy.
06:32Thank you
06:32for the
06:33question,
06:33po.
06:34Our
06:35present
06:35Joint
06:35Memorandum
06:36Circular,
06:37under
06:38Clause
06:394.8.
06:40Dito po
06:41nakalista
06:41kung saan
06:42pwedeng
06:42gastusin
06:43ang
06:43confidential
06:44funds.
06:45Magkaibang
06:46magkaiba
06:46po ang
06:47purchase
06:48of
06:48information.
06:49Ito po
06:50yung unang
06:50paragraph,
06:51yung unang
06:52numero.
06:53Yung
06:54payment of
06:54rewards to
06:55informers,
06:56kakaibang
06:56gastus po.
06:58Pag
06:59tinignan po
06:59nyo yung
07:00payment to
07:00informants,
07:02simple
07:03simple
07:03lang po
07:04ito.
07:04Kailangan
07:05lang po
07:05ito
07:06para
07:06pag-formulate
07:07ng
07:07programa,
07:08mga
07:09aktibidades
07:09at
07:09mga
07:10proyekto
07:10for the
07:12national
07:12security
07:12and
07:13for
07:13peace
07:13and
07:13order.
07:16Pag
07:16reward po
07:17ang pinag-uusapan
07:18ho natin,
07:19kakaiba.
07:20Pag
07:20sinabi
07:21ho
07:21nating
07:21reward,
07:22may
07:22kaakibat
07:23na
07:23success.
07:25At
07:25mas
07:26mahigpit
07:26po
07:26ang pag-audit
07:27ng
07:27reward.
07:28Ang
07:29sinasabi
07:29ho,
07:30the
07:30moment
07:31we
07:31pay
07:31rewards
07:32to
07:32informers,
07:33ang
07:34unang
07:34condition
07:35ho,
07:35hindi
07:35pwedeng
07:36empleyado
07:37ito
07:37ng
07:37ahensya.
07:39So,
07:39dapat ho,
07:41outside the
07:42agency.
07:42Ang
07:43pangalawang
07:43condition
07:44ho,
07:45dapat
07:45approve
07:45ho ito
07:46ng
07:46ulo
07:47ng
07:47ahensya
07:47or the
07:48head
07:48of the
07:48agency
07:51and if it is a
07:52GOCC
07:53yung
07:53chairman
07:54po
07:54ng
07:55kanyang
07:55board.
07:56Yung
07:56pangalawang
07:57requirement
07:58po,
07:59it is
07:59supported
07:59with
08:00documents
08:00evidencing
08:01the
08:02success
08:02of the
08:03information
08:03gathering
08:04and
08:05surveillance
08:05activities.
08:07Hindi ho
08:08ito
08:08limitado
08:09sa
08:09pag-aresto
08:10dahil
08:11kaya nga
08:12ho
08:12nabigan
08:12na
08:12reward.
08:13Hindi
08:13kailangan
08:14na
08:14ma-convict
08:15bago
08:15mabigay
08:16reward.
08:17Importante
08:18lang po,
08:18may
08:18positibong
08:19nangyari
08:20at
08:21yung
08:21reward
08:22kaya
08:22ho
08:22inaabot.
08:23Pag
08:24wala
08:24pa
08:25ho
08:25success,
08:26assuming
08:26gusto
08:27lang
08:27ho
08:27natin
08:28ayusin
08:29yung
08:29programa
08:30o
08:30yung
08:30confidential
08:31activity,
08:32hindi
08:32po
08:32reward
08:33yun.
08:33Payment
08:34of
08:34information.
08:35Explain
08:36further
08:36yung
08:36third
08:37ninyo.
08:38How
08:39yung
08:39binanggit
08:40po
08:40ninyo,
08:40I'm
08:41sorry,
08:41I might
08:42not
08:42be able
08:42to
08:43catch
08:43some
08:43phrases
08:44you
08:44mentioned.
08:45Doon
08:45sa
08:45third,
08:45yung
08:46sa
08:46una,
08:47yung
08:47success,
08:48not
08:49approving
08:50the
08:52reward.
08:53then
08:53yung
08:53third,
08:54base
08:55po
08:55sa
08:55joint
08:55memorandum
08:56circular,
08:57ulitin
08:57ko po,
08:58it
08:58must
08:59be
08:59supported
09:00with
09:00documents
09:01evidencing
09:02the
09:02success
09:03of
09:03the
09:03information
09:04gathering
09:04or
09:05surveillance
09:06activities
09:07on account
09:08of the
09:08information
09:09given
09:10by the
09:10informer.
09:12So,
09:13kailangan
09:14may
09:15prueba
09:15ng
09:15success.
09:16Kung
09:17very
09:17general
09:17po
09:18yung
09:18wording
09:18ng
09:18success,
09:20medyo
09:22proof
09:23there,
09:23the
09:23latest
09:25statement,
09:25the
09:26proof
09:26there
09:26would
09:26be
09:27nothing
09:27happened.
09:29Sabihin
09:30lang
09:30po
09:30natin
09:30we're
09:30looking
09:31at
09:31PIDEA.
09:33Nag-ganoh
09:34siya,
09:34nag-surveillance.
09:36Binigyan
09:37ho
09:37niyan,
09:38noong
09:38una,
09:39nagbigay
09:39ho
09:39siya
09:39ng
09:41payment
09:41for
09:42information.
09:43So,
09:44based
09:44on
09:44that,
09:45natiktikan
09:46po silang
09:47let's
09:48say po
09:48courier
09:49or pusher.
09:50The
09:51moment
09:51po,
09:52based
09:52on
09:52that
09:52information,
09:53nahuli
09:54po yung
09:54pusher,
09:56ang
09:56mangyayari
09:57po
09:57dyan,
09:58so,
09:58may
09:59payment
09:59of
10:00success,
10:01ang
10:01prueba
10:01po
10:02could
10:02be
10:02affidavits
10:03of
10:03arrest
10:04of
10:04police
10:05personnel,
10:07detention,
10:08mga
10:08litrato
10:09po
10:09na
10:10nangyari
10:10ito
10:10nung
10:11panahon
10:11na
10:11to,
10:12nahuli
10:12ito
10:12dahil
10:13sa
10:13impormasyon
10:13na
10:14to.
10:15Hindi,
10:16kung
10:16acknowledgement
10:17receipt
10:18lang po
10:18ang
10:18binigay
10:18natin
10:19for
10:19reward,
10:20it
10:21will
10:21not
10:21comply
10:21po
10:22with
10:22this.
10:23So,
10:24ang
10:24mangyayari
10:25ho
10:25dyan,
10:25disallowed
10:26ho
10:26kaagad,
10:26dahil
10:27hindi
10:27ho
10:28napatunayan
10:29yung
10:29success.
10:29ho
10:30ho
10:42napatunayan
10:43ho

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