Mindanaotoday.com | Oro exec explains 3 car raffle prizes’ source of funds
By: Franck Dick Rosete
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – A high-ranking city official here has clarified that the local government of Cagayan de Oro has not spent any amount of money on the purchase of three brand new vehicles that will serve as the grand raffle prizes on the upcoming Christmas party of the city hall employees.
Lawyer Roy Hilario Raagas, city administrator, in his message during the flag-raising program on Monday, December 12, made the clarification as some people had commented online, expressing that the city hall’s budget might be affected because of the said luxurious prizes.
Raagas stressed every city hall employee and official contributed P500 each for the purchase of the three brand new vehicles that will be given for city hall’s Christmas party, which will be held on December 16.
“They thought [city hall] paid for the three cars. They didn’t know that it was being paid by the employees. Every employee [contributed] P500 each and the money collected was being used to purchase,” Raagas said in vernacular.
On December 6, the official facebook page of City Mayor Rolando Uy posted the three brand new vehicles online and many netizens had expressed their greetings and commented “mine,” with the hashtag #manifesting even the posts said that the raffle is only open for city hall employees.
However, there were also some people on the internet who expressed their personal opinion and said that many people in the city would be helped with the money used to buy the brand new cars.
The official said the city government and Uy made the initiative as a way of encouraging the employees.
“The city hall did not spend anything, for the information of everybody. This was made by the city hall and Mayor Klarex (Rolando Uy) to encourage all of us,” Raagas added.
On his part, Uy also said during the flag-raising program on December 5 that he already prepared his Christmas presents to the employees as he had seen their hard work and dedication in providing public service.
The city mayor urged city hall employees to be continuously truthful in their job to achieve the objective of his administration which is to bring the government closer to the people. (MT)
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