Derije said that the COA reports would be the basis in filing appropriate charges against those personnel responsible for the delay.
He initiated the holding of a press briefing to clarify matters because the delay has reportedly caused problems to some members of the faculty and staff.
Some of the teachers were not able to renew their loans because of the failure to submit on time their contributions and repayments.
Reports said there was delay in the remittances of premiums for the GSIS and PAG-IBIG and loan repayments for One Network Bank and Rural Development Bank, and fees for the Faculty Association, of some 85 regular teachers of the USM at the Kidapawan City Campus (USM-KCC) last December 2009.
Also, the faculty and staff of the USM main campus in Kabacan were deducted of their premiums and loan payments but were allegedly not remitted on time.
Because of the delays, the university reportedly had to pay a penalty of P67,000.
Although the delays were caused by remedial measures the university had to take due to the delay in the release of part of the budget by the DBM, the university’s board of regents nevertheless passed a resolution urging Derije to demand written explanation from the personnel involved as to what caused the delay and why they resorted to using the contributions and repayments deducted from the teachers’ salaries to cover unpaid wages of the job order employees.
The faculty and staff at the USM-Kidapawan City Campus has also urged COA to investigate further the alleged malversation of funds.
“That constitutes juggling of funds, technical malversation, a graft case. Whoever is responsible for it should be held liable. Something was no right from the very start,” said Dr. Cely Puruganan, president of the USM-KCC College of Industry and Technology Personnel Association.
