MISAMIS Oriental Vice Governor Joey Pelaez has issued a memorandum directing all job order employees under him to report to Commission on Audit to clarify and put an end to the ghost employee issue once and for all.
In a memorandum, Pelaez ordered all personnel of the Provincial Board to report to COA for verification of identities, on or before July 16 or upon receipt of the next salary, whichever comes earlier.
"The list should not come from us, not from committee, not from the accounting office kay self-serving kaayo, adto gyud ta sa independent branch sa government, sa COA," Pelaez said.
Pelaez said once COA issues a certified list, he would no longer entertain other allegations thrown at him, which he claimed is politically-motivated.
Currently, Pelaez said there are more or less 100 job order employees at the Capitol, excluding the eleven other job employees that every board member hires.
He said under his office, job orders are hired every 3 months.
Up to now, Pelaez said Provincial Board Member Khu has yet to release proof of his claims that there are ghost employees in the vice governor's office.
"My job orders work in every community relations in every barangays, we are politicians baya so we have political work and functions, kung movisit ko ug certain place, naa sila didto, like sa ako, they are helping me deliver books, evaluate scholars, help me monitor my livelihood projects, sport programs," he said.
In his privilege speech on last June 4, board member Khu said he received a report from concerned residents that "ghost workers" exist in the provincial board.
Ghost employees are workers who are on the payroll but are not actually working for the institution.
Khu said the allegations must be looked into for the sake of transparency and to protect the integrity of the board.
But Pelaez dismissed these allegations saying these are mere hearsay.
