BACOLOD City – Vice Gov. Eugenio Jose “Bong” Lacson said he was supportive of the proposed lifestyle check on three department heads in Negros Occidental.
Asked if he knew who these department heads were, Lacson was quick to say no.
But he stressed that high-ranking officials at the capitol must not be afraid to subject themselves to a lifestyle check if they were “not hiding anything.”
“I don’t even know who will mandate that but if you are not hiding anything, you should not be afraid,” Lacson said.
Task Force Kasanag national commander John Chiong requested the Office of the Ombudsman to conduct the lifestyle check on the capitol officials.
“This is ministerial on my part being the government’s partner in fighting corruption and in helping ensure transparency,” said Chiong.
Provincial Administrator Dr. Lucille Gelvolea said instead of just three department heads, all high-ranking capitol officials must be subjected to the lifestyle check.
The Ombudsman “should not only conduct it on a few department heads but all of us,” she stressed.
“Why not include other employees as well?” Gelvolea added.
She also said the results of the lifestyle check must be “shown to our constituents.”
Local reports said the proposed lifestyle check is geared toward officials allegedly involved in the construction of the controversial Negros First Animal Hub project./PN
