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MANILA, Philippines - Ombudsman Conchita Carpio Morales has ordered the preventive suspension of actor and Quezon City councilor Roderick Paulate in connection with raps filed against him and three others for supposedly hiring ghost employees.
Paulate, councilor Francisco Calalay, Jr., and liaison officers Flordeliza Alvarez and Vicente Bajamunde are facing charges of Serious Dishonesty, Gross Neglect of Duty, Grave Misconduct, Falsification of Official Documents, and Conduct Grossly Prejudicial to the Best Interest of Service.
Morales found sufficient grounds to suspend them for six months without pay.
The 11-page order dated July 5, 2012 states that “strong evidence of guilt on the part of the respondents… the indorsement of these contractual employees to the Legislative Department and their attestation that these employees rendered services, tend to show that they knowingly or willfully used their positions in placing under the employ of the local government of Quezon City."
The Field Investigation Office noted that the National Statistics Office (NSO) and theNational Bureau of Investigation (NBI) have no records of birth or records or clearances, respectively, of a number of these contractual persons.
The investigation was hinged on the complaint filed by Jimmy Lee Davis, a “QC insider”.
The ghost employees supposedly received monthly wages ranging from P2,500 to P5,000.
For the period January to November 2010, Calalay allegedly maintained a total of 29 ghost employees, while Paulate maintained 30 for the period July 2010 to November 2010.
Calalay supposedly disbursed a total of P2,175,000 while Paulate disbursed P1,125,000.
Source: ABS-CBNnews.com
oh oh! lesson learned for them... ;(
ReplyDeleteVery nice !! I watched the investigative series shown in TFC. The reporters event went to the extent of looking for these ghost employees. They did found one but the poor guy doesn't know that he was employed at QC City Hall. They even brought him to the QC City Hall to collect his supposed salary but already the money was collected by the Admin assistant of Paulate. So corrupt
ReplyDelete"They did find" not "They did found"
DeleteCommon mistakes need to be corrected.
Pastilan Anon 1:58AM!
DeleteSana sa school mo yan ginagawa , yung essay coach ba.wag na dto plz lang. Di naman formal conversation dito.Henyo kana.o cge na
Anonymous July 10, 2012 3:54 AM
Deletemasama ba mag-correct ng mali?? siguro yung buhay mo puno ng pagkakamali..ayaw mo ng itama... haha
salamat sa pag-correct Anonymous July 10, 2012 1:58 AM
Anon 1:58AM- ang OA mo na!
DeleteAnonymous 4:59, isa ka pang mangmang.
DeleteAayyy that's not good.
ReplyDeleteBtw, Bakit wala pang naggocomment? Hehe
I am so disappointed with Roderick. It seems that he's got selfish agenda for entering politics. What a big letdown for those who believed and voted for him. tsk tsk
ReplyDeleteHay naku, Dick. What a legacy you left in your soon sunset years. I'm sad with this news.
ReplyDeleteAng lapad ng nose!
ReplyDeleteKala ko si allan k! Magkamukha sila..
ReplyDeleteC mama dick naman..naghahanda for the future? Ayan ngaun wala ka na future s politics nyan..sad.
ReplyDeleteWell, Mr. Paulate, you can no longer hide the ghost in your closet, buking ka na. Do the right thing, resign if you still have some dignity left in you.
ReplyDeletesorry, but i can't believe this, less than 2 M lang ung kay Roderick, kayang-kaya nya un kitain, I think may nag set-up sa kanya or baka hindi nya yan alam, mas naniniwala ako na hindi dudungisan ni Roderick ang pangalang nya for less than 10M pesos.
ReplyDeleteSo if the price is right ang peg, ganon? Obvious naman teh.
DeletePlease! Wag mong i-lang ang less than 2m!!! Whether 2 thousand or 2 million he still stole from the public money... Besides yang 2 mil LANG naman na yan ay lalaki pa sana kung hindi sya nahuli.... Mind you the 2 million was stolen in a span of LESS than 6 months.... No excuses.... Kaya pala nyang kitain eh so why did he still do it!!??? And did you not see the investigation????
DeletePlease you never know what people are capable of when it comes to the possibility of extra money..... I have seen it happen to what you think is the unlikeliest person.... So sinasabi mo if more than 10 mil dudungisin niya nya???? Lol.... Hindi ba dapat for any amount of money wag dungisin ang name?
Deleteinnocent until proven guilty. we still not have heard his side of the story. don't judge him yet.
DeleteYang mga ghost employee kakabit na ng mga politiko yan sa payroll nila kahit saan meron magsimula pa sa baranggay captain pataas may mga tinatago yan mga yan simpleng pagnanakaw na di kailangan ng voucher... Too bad for dick may nainggit at napulitika hinanapan ng butas ng kalaban na for sure may sarili ring baho sa pulitika weather weather lang..
Deletewhen this news came out some months ago, his camp said that people are out to discredit him because he has been topping the surveys and he intends to run again. he did say he welcomed the investigation to finally reveal the truth. oh well. would you like to know who he's up against in his district?
ReplyDeleteSo what are the results of the investigation? Diba he is guilty.....
DeleteEh pano yan the investigation found him guilty.... Hahahah
DeleteTama! Wag mag judge agad. For all we know may mas malaking politician behind this.
ReplyDeleteAnd for all you know he really did it....
Delete..and for all you know, he is really guilty....
Deleteguilty, guilty at guilty pa ulit.
Deletesana makulung sya sa muntinlupa...
Deleteim sure guilty yan!
Deleteso sad...
Deletemalaking politician...eh bansot naman si herbert bautista...
Deletebaka si sharon yung sinasabing malaki...
Deletedapat mabulok yan sa kulungan!! -- Aguinaldo
ReplyDeleteactually, the ombusman knows!!! kaya nga pina suspende at kinasuhan... hindi biro iyan at hindi rin basta basta na kasuhan ka ni ombusman...tama lang yan...dabat mabulok yan sa kulungan...
ReplyDeleteI will most likely get a lot of flak for this comment.... Some of these showbiz personalities who are now in politics were once really famous and used to earn millions. They got so used to the high lifestyle, but did not have the long term vision to save at least part of their earnings. And like any cycle, what was once on top eventually goes down. After years of getting used to living "up there", these once famous personalities think the easiest way to earn as much as they used to is to "serve" the country by entering politics. If they really, really, really want to serve, they don't have to join politics. Just by their "face value" alone (or what is left of it), they can easily help anyone in need. Also, these networks, aside from the usual singing and acting workshops they provide, should provide Financial Planning 101 workshops that should be attended by its talents. Wag lang puro praise kung saan lumalaki lang ang mga ulo ng iba dyan... Dapat may "Wake Up Call" or "Reality Check" workshop din....
ReplyDeleteDon't you think the Roderick Paulate does not know how to manage his finances, FYI, Roderick Paulate has been in the biz since he was a child like Vilma Santos, he started as a child actor and so don't you lecture him on how to manage his money. Baka nga hindi ka pa pinapanganak Roderick Paulate na yan! Peeps, it is still under investigation! OA kayo, huh!
DeleteTalaga lang ha 1202 kaya pala nangurakot ng almost 2 milyon kasi marunong mag manage ng finances.... Huwaw ha...
DeleteHindi lang si dick may ghost employee lahat ng politicians meron nun naging threat lang siguro sya sa mas magnanakaw sa kanya kaya sya dinale
DeletePareho dapat kayong tuhugin sa kulungan!!
ReplyDeleteisama na yung mayor namin! lahat ng katulong at kamag anak ghost employee!! grrr!
Deleteand that's why ang daming gustong "magsilbi sa bayan"
ReplyDeletenever gonna give you up
ReplyDeletenever gonna let u down
-lol eto talaga ang naaalala ko sakanya
With his matching signature moves. Haha :D
Deletei just dont believe he's capable of doing that. i know him since i was young.
ReplyDeleteMoney can change people in ways we can
Deletenever could have imagined.... This is not only about him, i hope you are right that you know him well enough to be sure he is not guilty... It is about how people can be blinded by wealth or fame....
Nakaka disappoint naman roderick, nagpadala sa system. Actually, system din yan sa qc talaga pasimuno ng "head" syempre. Minsan daw kahit mabait nung simula eh may go signal sa nakararami, ayun gumagaya na. At hindi matindi ang kapit nya dahil nabuking sya sa simpleng amount,yung ibang politicians from qc na may "good image" eh ang tagal na ginagawa yan, hindi nabubuking ng public.Ingat mga corrupt newbies! Make sure dumikit sa mga kilala na ang name pag sinabing qc. :)
ReplyDeleteInnocent until proven guilty. yon lang
ReplyDeleteI think Roderick is not capable of doing it and probably doesn't know about it as it could be the works of people around him or the people under his employ. Unfortunately, there is the so-called command responsibility.
ReplyDeleteThat's what I thought... but still, he is accountable.
DeleteDAPAT LANG SA KANYA NO
ReplyDeleteDapat pati si Vice M. Almost 300 yata ang ghost employer nyan sa Manila.
ReplyDeleteThis is so common in this country, it is in every level of government. It is so disgusting.
ReplyDeleteDisgusting indeed!!!!
DeleteAy naku, these showbiz has-been's wannabe politicos are mostly running "for the funds of it." Get real, people! You give the likes of Ate Vi a very bad name. Shameless!
ReplyDeleteGay interrupted!
DeleteMadaming ganyan sa City Hall, it's common knowledge. Nauna na ang ibang artista na dati pa nag councilor na. Pati mga relatives, drivers, gardeners nila kasama sa payroll ng City Hall. Widely accepted ang ganyan kaya dapat lahat ng officials pa imbestigahan.
ReplyDeleteTrue.
Deleteif this is true, sayang naman ang status niya.money can really change a person.matagal na usap usapan yan dito sa amin.may bahay siya malapit sa friend ko na mine-maintain niya lang para may hq kuno pero di nya tinitirahan na,but i know he has a huge house elsewhere in qc also.
ReplyDeleteWait, si Roderick lang? Bakit hindi lahat sila i-suspend. Haha, nagkataon lang di marunong si Roderick sa paggamit ng pangalan, neophyte kasi. You are required to fill up the 100 slots for your staff, impossible namang gawin yun, normally 20 lang sobra na. Pag hindi mo finill-up saan mapupunta excess allowance? Eh di sa bulsa rin ng mga loko. Ayoko mag-judge kasi maraming konsehal ang mababait ang nagagamit ng mga tao sa loob ng munisipyo ng hindi nila alam.
ReplyDeletekahit sa munisipyo ng ANTIPOLO MADAMING GHOST!
ReplyDeletei dont think roderick will do such things..maybe may mga tao na close sa kanya na ginamit lang sya kasi sabi yung assistant daw ni roderick na kolekta na yung salary..i still give him the benefit of the doubt.he is one person with integrity i believe..hindi yan gagawa ng ganyan para sirain pangalan nya..sa showbiz pa lang malaki na kumita yan at he will take after his best friend Gov. Vi Recto,who has impeccable reputation.
ReplyDeletesure ka na impeccable? gusto mo ba ng BI?
Deletetotoo nga~ may mumu! Ghosts are everywhere.. lol
ReplyDeletepuwede bang hindi nya alam? ang tanga pala ng bading na ito dapat wag na iboto next time.
ReplyDeleteso Zombadings lang ang peg ng mga ghost employees?
ReplyDeleteKakahiya naman yan, oh well pareho sila ng bff nyang si Diamond Star na despite large earnings from showbiz since mga child actors pa lang e ngayon wala ng pagkakitaan, and parang si Vice I$k* ng M***** lang yan, daming ghost employees sa totoo lang.
ReplyDeleteforgive my ignorance but, umamin na ba si roderick na bading siya? i swear hindi ko pa knows.
ReplyDeleteoo nga, bading ba talaga sya?? may sabi-sabi rin kase na hindi nman sya gay talaga..
Deletemga girlaloo kasi kayong dalawa kaya di nyo alam. kaming mga may gaydar, di na tinatanong yan.
DeleteMatagal ng gawain ng mga pulitiko ang magjkaroon ng ghost employees, parepareho lang ang mga yan, baka mag kagalit si Roderick kaya may nagsumbong.
ReplyDeleteKeyword: preventive suspension. Hindi pa naman nahatulan ng guilty. Madaming napapatawan ng preventive suspension pero na-acquit after ng trial sa korte.
ReplyDeletepero despite sa mga roles niya before na bading kung bading talaga, sa tingin ko mas shokla pa rin si Pap P !
ReplyDeleteAng tanda na ni Calalay, baka ginamit ang pera sa pagpapagamot nya, pero tindi nya tatakbo pa daw ng pagka-congressman, the nerve!
ReplyDeletekaya hindi mawala-wala ang corruption sa gobyerno natin kasi hindi mabigat ang sentensiya sa mga taong katulad nito. dapat pag may evidence of misuse of government funds, or just plain stealing, kulong agad yan. eh kung hanggang suspension lang yan tapos wala ring mangyayari after investigation, mauulit ng mauulit yan. kawawa talaga ang mga pinoy.
ReplyDeleteplease lang po, do not judge immediately na guilty na agad si roderick sa charges against him. it is very clear na preventive suspension pa lang ang ipinataw sa kanya. kawawa naman ang tao, marami talaga ang walang alam sa judicial system natin o inuunahan ang ongoing investigation ng ombudsman. it can be a case of his staff's wrongdoings, and he was merely duped to sign a certain document to attest services rendered by a list of alleged workers in his district. as councilor, there are indeed instances when you sign certain papers on the mere assurance of veracity of your liaison officers...especially if sasabihan ka na kailangan pirmahan ito agad kasi 10months sweldo ito ng mga kadistrito mo! sana po hinay hinay tayo sa pagbibitaw ng salita dito. salamat po
ReplyDeletePano hindi mapipilitan mangurakot mga politico, tingin ng iba sa kanila ay ATM.
ReplyDeleteAng isang taong nagnakaw ng public funds should not be allowed to hold public office, ever again. Si Vice Mayor ng lungsod ng Maynilad, kinasuhan na rin ba ? Balita , kakasuhan ng DOJ si vice mayor ni Fred dahil malakas sa Ghost Employees. Milyon ang nanakaw. Artista kasi kaya ibinoto.
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