Administration May Use Yolanda Funds in Vote Buying, Catholic Church Says

The Roman Catholic Church is worried that the Aquino Government may use the fund appropriated for Yolanda victims in the coming national elections.

In a TV patrol report on August 5, the United Nations was the first to ask where the fund is for the Yolanda victims.

The UN noticed that there are still more than 20,000 affected families living in temporary shelters despite the availability of funds for the said families.

Caritas Philippines also noticed that the release of funds for the victims is not continues, and there is no clear explanation from the government about the whereabouts of the funds.

According to Fr. Edwin Gariguez, Executive Secretary of Caritas Philippines, the funds maybe released during the elections and could be used in vote buying.

Gariguez added that the Catholic group has built more houses than the government despite of lesser funds.

Caritas Philippines has built more than three thousand houses, while the government has built only around 2,000 houses according to the survey.

Budget Secretary Florencio Abad however, denied the allegations, saying the government is doing its best to support the Yolanda victims.

In separate news, Tacloban City Mayor Alfred Romualdez asked Mar Roxas about the whereabouts of the funds during their meeting earlier this week.

/Source: ABSCBNnews/

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