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SENATEPresident Vicente C. Sotto III has filed a bill seeking to amend Republic Act No. 3591 to strengthen the Philippine Deposit Insurance Corporation (PDIC) and enhance the country’s framework for bank liquidation. The proposed measure, Senate Bill No. 1667 aims to make the Philippine deposit insurance system more effective and responsive by reinforcing the PDIC’s independence, authority, and financial capability. “The amendments will empower the PDIC to respond decisively to emerging risks and financial crises, while minimizing disruptions to the financial system.”, said Sotto. The proposed legislation enhances deposit protection through expanded coverage and the implementation of differential insurance, extending deposit insurance to Non-Bank Financial Institutions (NBFI) and cooperative products deemed as deposits by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) and the Cooperative Development Authority (CDA). It also seeks to ensure the prompt release of deposit insurance claims so depositors can quickly access their savings if a bank shuts down. In times of financial crisis, the bill authorizes the temporary grant of full deposit insurance coverage, or Temporary Blanket Coverage, upon determination by the Monetary Board when there is a threat to financial system stability. The proposed amendments introduce an enhanced liquidation process to expedite the recovery of claims by creditors of closed banks, while further strengthening the PDIC as a financial safety net institution.
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PUPUNTIRYAHIN sa susunod na pagdinig ng Senate Blue Ribbon Committee sa flood control scandal ang mga isyu kay dating Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan, at ang pagbili ng property sa 30 Tamarind Road sa South Forbes sa Makati City noong 2023 kung saan sangkot ang contractor na si Pacifico “Curlee” Discaya II, ayon kay Senate President Pro Tempore at Blue Ribbon Committee chairman Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson. Ani Lacson, marami pang dapat ipaliwanag si Bonoan, kabilang ang tila “pattern” ng mga maling grid coordinates para sa mga flood control project sa ulat na isinumite niya kay Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr. “Pwede nating i-focus ang next hearing kay Bonoan at kung anong ibang issues na pwedeng i-clarify niya. Tutal narito na siya sa bansa, siya pwedeng bigyan ng linaw ang pinupukol sa kanya,” aniya sa panayam sa DZMM radio. Napansin niya na sa huling pagdinig ng Blue Ribbon Committee, nagpakita sina DPWH Undersecretaries Arthur Bisnar at Ricardo Bernabe III ng datos na nagpapahiwatig ng isang “clear pattern” sa pagsusumite ng mga maling grid coordinates. Sinabi ni Lacson na kung iilan lamang sa kabuuang bilang ng mga flood control project ang may maling grid coordinates, maaari itong ituring na hindi sinasadya o bunga ng kapabayaan. Ngunit binigyang-diin niya na dahil mahigit 86 porsyento ng mga proyekto ang may maling grid coordinates, “mukhang pwede na nating sabihing sinadya.” Ayon kay Lacson, hindi niya inaalis ang posibilidad na ang pagsusumite ng maling datos ay layon hindi lamang para siraan ang “Sumbong sa Pangulo” website — kung saan nakalista ang mga lokasyon ng mga flood control project — kundi para pahinain din ang pag-uusig sa mga kasong may kaugnayan sa mga “ghost” flood control project. “Halimbawa may naka-file ng kaso, pwedeng gawing depensa yan. Sabihin ng legal defense, mali ang grid coordinates di ba? So yan ang nakita nating long-term motive,” aniya. Sa hiwalay na panayam sa DZBB, sinabi ni Lacson na kung magiging mailap si Bonoan sa pagsagot sa mga tanong, maaari itong ma-cite in contempt ng komite, at arestuhin para ikulong sa Senado. “Pwede siyang makulong, hindi lang ma-issue-han ng arrest warrant, ipapakulong right then and there,” ani Lacson. South Forbes Property Samantala, sinabi ni Lacson na maaari ring imbitahan ng Blue Ribbon Committee sa susunod na pagdinig si dating Speaker Martin Romualdez o isang kinatawan ng Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), upang magbigay-linaw sa pagbili ng isang bahay at lupa sa South Forbes Park sa Makati City noong 2023. Aniya, ipinapakita sa mga rekord na ang nakabili ng bahay ay ang Golden Pheasant Holdings Corp., kung saan ang pangunahing stockholder ay si Jose Raulito Paras. Si Paras ay humawak ng matataas na posisyon sa hindi bababa sa tatlong kumpanyang konektado sa dating Speaker. “Sa susunod na pagdinig pwedeng gawin yan ng Senado. Iko-course namin ang invitation (kay Romualdez) kay Speaker Dy. Kung gusto niyang magpunta welcome siya magpaliwanag. Pero hindi pwedeng sabihing kailangang pumunta siya dahil may inter-parliamentary courtesy,” ani Lacson. Binanggit ni Lacson na dalawang staff ng dating nangungupahan sa bahay ang nagsabi sa Blue Ribbon Committee noong nakaraang Lunes na si Discaya ang nagsabi sa kanila na lisanin ang bahay dahil ihahanda na ito para sa bagong may-ari. Positibo rin nilang kinilala si Discaya sa pagdinig....
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ALLOCABLES- at least those motivated by commissions and kickbacks – are no better than planned or attempted robbery, Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo “Ping” M. Lacson said Saturday. Lacson said this is why it is key for the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee to take a closer look into the files left behind by the late Department of Public Works and Highways Undersecretary Catalina Cabral. “If you submit a ‘wish list’ or allocables even if you have no assurance that it will be included in the final version of the General Appropriations Act… and if your motive is to collect commissions, then it may be likened to attempted, or at the very least, planned robbery,” he said in English and Filipino, in an interview on DZMM radio. He maintained that while there is no problem if lawmakers request funding for projects that are properly studied as part of their commitment to their constituents, this should not be done while the National Expenditure Program (NEP) is still being worked on. In his case, Lacson pointed out that his institutional amendments to the budget bill were grounded in duly vetted requests from concerned agencies, or in realignments made pursuant to his oversight function. “For a congressman or senator to dip fingers into the NEP, that can be likened to attempted robbery if the intention for the allocables is to get commissions,” he said. “Legislators have no say in the listing of projects in the NEP. The work of Congress is to introduce amendments to the NEP after it is submitted to Congress,” he added. The “Cabral files” are among the documents the Blue Ribbon Committee chaired by Lacson expects to tackle in its hearing on Monday, Jan. 19. Lacson said he will ask the DPWH’s representatives at the hearing to authenticate the supposed documents from Cabral in his and other personalities’ possession. If the DPWH cannot authenticate the documents – including those in his possession – Lacson said they will not be made part of the Blue Ribbon panel’s records. “I will apply fairness – any document the DPWH does not authenticate, including those in my possession, will not be made part of the Blue Ribbon Committee’s records,” he said. Bonoan’s ‘Absence’ Meanwhile, Lacson said the expected absence of ex-DPWH Secretary Manuel Bonoan at the Jan. 19 hearing will not stall the Blue Ribbon’s investigation – but may potentially hurt his case. “It’s on him because he has to explain the submission of false data on grid coordinates to Malacanang. At Monday’s hearing, resource persons from the DPWH will testify. So it’s on him to air his side,” he said. Lacson also said the Blue Ribbon Committee will ask representatives of the Department of Justice at the hearing to confirm if the DOJ approved Bonoan’s request to extend his stay in California because his wife’s eye operation was postponed to Feb. 15. In an interview on DWAN Friday evening, Lacson also said he may take up with Senate President Vicente Sotto III and other committee members whether to allow Bonoan to attend via videoconferencing, if needed. But he maintained Bonoan must be at the grounds of the Philippine embassy or consulate. “If he would attend through videoconferencing, it must be in the embassy grounds where the oath can be administered to him,” he said....
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