The official said the teams were properly briefed on the validation guidelines for SAP implementation ahead of their deployment.
He said they were tasked to validate the grievances reported by residents regarding questions on the eligibility of some beneficiaries and other related concerns.
“We had encouraged the people to voice out and report anomalies or irregularities concerning the SAP (rollout),” Espejo said in a statement.
Since the start of SAP distribution late last month, he said the agency has received numerous complaints through its social media accounts, among them the supposed lapses by some local officials in assessing the qualifications of the recipients.
He said it was important for them to get the side of the complainants and listen to their grievances.[]
Espejo said they endorsed last week to the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) a report on the alleged irregularities committed by some local government officials in line with the SAP implementation.
He said the report, which was elevated to the DILG for further investigation and appropriate action, involved officials of three municipalities in the region.[]
