Lambino: No politics in PADAC budget cut
LINGAYEN –Vice Gov. Oscar Lambino, executive director of the Pangasinan Drug Abuse Council (PADAC) shrugged off speculations that the reason for the cut in its budget was because the council has not been performing well.
“This is not true,” Lambino said, pointing out that “all projects of the PADAC were implemented and very successful.”
PADAC’s budget for operation this year has been cut by P200,000, and which amount was reportedly transferred to the intelligence fund of the PNP Provincial Office for the latter’s campaign against illegal drugs.
Lambino stressed that the Awareness, Education and Information Campaign of PADAC was implemented smoothly and had already resulted in the filing of cases against apprehended suspects in anti-illegal drugs cases by the implementing agency.
The vice governor also rejected rumors that that the reduction of the budget for operation of PADAC was politically motivated since elections are still a year away and he has not confirmed if he is running for the position to be vacated soon by Gov. Victor Agbayani.- APE
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