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Subic, Clark execs highestpaid gov’t men

By Leila B. Salaverria

Philippine Daily Inquirer

First Posted 02:34:00 08/07/2010

Filed Under: Government off ices & agencies, Government

MANILA, Philippines — It’s not only the officers of the

Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System

(MWSS) who are enjoying sky-high perks and bonuses

from the government.

In 2009, the government officials who received the

most in salaries, allowances and “extraordinary and

miscellaneous fees” came from—besides the MWSS

—the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA), the

Clark Development Corp. (CDC), the Development

Bank of the Philippines (DBP), the Bangko Sentral ng

Pilipinas (BSP), the Bases Conversion and

Development Authority (BCDA), Social Security System

(SSS), and Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP).

This was according to the Commis sion on Audit’s

report on the salaries and allowances received by

principal officers and m embers of governing boards of

government-owned and/or -controlled corporations,and secretaries, undersecretaries and as sis tant

secretaries of national government agencies.

SBMA Adminis trator Armand Arreza was the official

who got the highest s alary and allowances from the

government in 2009—P26.865 m illion.

He was followed in the top 10 by CDC President

Benigno Ricafort—P14.506 mi llion;

DBP Deputy Chie f Executive Officer Edgardo Garcia—

P12.718 million; and

BSP Governor Armando Tetangco—P10.772 million;

Udong brother and Bunye

Also on the lis t of top earners was Ferdinand P.

Mahusay of the MWSS Corporate Office, who receivedP4.6 million in salaries and allowances and was listed

27th.

Former President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s ex-Press

Secretary, Ignacio Bunye, was 41st with P4.2 million.

He joined the Monetary Board, the policy-making body

of the BSP, in June 2008.

Mahusay is a brother of Eugenio “Udong” Mahusay

who, in 2003, grabbed headlines when he claimed that

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“Mike” Arroyo, had signed a check as “Jose Pidal.”

Udong Mahusay, principal witness of Sen. Panfilo

Lacson against Mike Arroyo, later retracted his

statement after he was “rescued” from a Tagaytay safe

house by his relatives and then housing czar Michael

Defensor.

The safe house was purportedly provided by Lacson,

who had accused Mike Arroyo of stashing away P321

million o f campaign funds in banks under the fictitious

“Jose Pidal” name.

Besid es Mahus ay, four other MWSS corporate officers

were on the top 41—Alfredo Reyes, Lorenzo Sulaik,Aurora Arnaez and Macra Cruz, the las t named recen tly

by President Aquino as officer in charge.

Arreza statement

Commenting on his inclusion on the lis t, Arreza said

his monthly salary was P131,880, with a take-home

pay of P95,265. (In comparison, President Aquino’s

monthly pay is P95,000 before taxes).

According to the COA, the bulk of the P26.865 million

listed under Arreza’s s alary and allowances in 2009

fell unde r the category “extraordinary and

miscellaneous expenses.”

“My compensa tion has remained as it was s ince I was

appointed in 2005. It was the sa me s alary enjoyed by

my predecessors and has been se t since 2000,” he

said. “Extraordinary expenses do not form part of myincome. These are expenses of the agency for

promotions, advertising and representation. While my

office approves them, none of this goes to me

personally.”

Arreza added: “Our annual budget exceeds P2 billion

annually. Extraordinary expenses only make up less

than 1 percent of our total budget. These are also all

supported with the requisite receipts and liquidations.

For transparency purposes

The COA has been coming out with the report on the

salaries and allowances bas ed on a 1992

memorandum o rder intended to monitor the salaries

and allowances of government officials holding

multiple positions.

“The publication of herein data is in accord with thepresent thrust of the government for transparency in its

transactions and operations,” the COA said in its 2009

report.

But it also noted that not all of the government

agencies s ubmitted data for this particular report.

For instance, there was no information on the salaries

and allowances of the officials of the Government

Service and Insurance System (GSIS), the House of

Representatives and the Office of the President-

Proper.

Extraordinary, miscellaneous

Arreza’s basic annual s alary was P1.57 million,

according to the report. But he also received P18.160

million in extraordinary and mis cellaneous expenses;

P6.832 million for “others;” P145,880 in bonus andincentives; and P100,800 in representation and

transportation allowances (Rata), among others.

Under the 2009 budget, extraordinary and

miscellaneous expenses could include expenses

incurred for meetings, s eminars, and conferences;

official entertainment; public relations; educational and

cultural activities; and contributions to charitable

institutions.

They could also include me mbership in g overnment

associations; s ubscription to profess ional technical

journals; office equipment and s upplies; and other

simi lar expenses not supported by the regular budget

allocation.

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As for Ricafort, the COA report showed that his basic

salary was at P2.078 million. But he also received P10

million in extraordinary and mis cellaneous expenses; P832,400 in per diem for sitting in the Board of Directors

of the CDC and the Clark International Airport Corp.; P606,056 in Rata; P497,441 in “others”; and P396,344 in

bonus and incentives.

Garcia, a board mem ber of several government agencies, received a bas ic salary of P5.932 mil lion. He als o got

P5.533 million in “others”; P1.058 million in bonus and incentives; and P173,357 in Rata.

Tetangco’s bas ic s alary in 2009 was P5.738 million. Sitting in m ore than one a gency, Tetangco had P1.174

million in extraordinary and mis cellaneous expenses; P3.020 million in bonus and other incentives; and

P693,418 in Rata.

Bitonio, Geronimo, Abaya

DBP Executive Vice President Benedicto Ernesto Bitonio Jr. is als o an officer of multiple agencies, and his b asicsalary in 2009 was P4.561 million. Under “others,” he received P3.761 million. He also got P821,070 in bonus

and incentives a nd P105,125 in Rata.

Like his DBP colleagues, DBP Senior Executive Vice President Rolando Geronimo is also a member of s everal

agencies. His basic s alary was P4.417 million. He received P3.643 m illion in “others”; another P796,761 in

bonus and incentives; and P162,000 in Rata.

BCDA’s Narciso Abaya, former Armed Forces chief of staff, received a basic salary of P3.079 million. His

“others” amo unted to P2.094 mil lion, while the total amount of his per diem for s itting in various agencies was

P1.534 million. His Rata was at P380,474.

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