MANILA - The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has sought the help of the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) to track the people using the agency's name for fraudulent solicitation schemes. Budget Secretary Amenah Pangandaman already coordinated with the DILG and NBI to put a stop to the reported fake solicitation activities of people posing as DBM personnel, the agency said in a press statement on Wednesday. Pangandaman asked DILG Secretary Benjamin Abalos Jr. to warn local government units (LGUs) against unauthorized solicitation of unscrupulous individuals or organized groups asking for money in the guise of faster release of funds for programs and projects. "These scammers would draft documents and would ask local chief executives to sign their fake requests, identify contractors, and ask for money in exchange for the supposed expedited release of funds for certain programs and projects," the d
(File photo) MANILA - The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) on Monday warned the public against falling for a fraudulent solicitation scheme involving people claiming to be DBM officials or personnel to collect money supposedly to allow faster release of funds for programs and projects. In a press statement, the DBM said some scammers have been drafting documents and asking local chief executives to sign the requests, identify contractors, and ask for money, under the false pretense that the release of the subject funds will be expedited soonest. "The DBM, under the leadership of Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman, condemns such fraudulent claims and activities, and vows to coordinate with proper authorities to investigate and determine swiftly those who are involved in this scam," the agency said in a statement. "We shall neither tolerate nor condone false representation and solicitation of this nature in any way, form, opportunity, and manner, as the same is consi