The Office of the Ombudsman lifted the suspension order against 23 National Food Authority (NFA) personnel after they were cleared of any involvement in the alleged irregular sale of rice buffer stocks to favored private traders. Ombudsman Samuel Martires disclosed in a radio interview Friday that there were erroneous data in the list provided to them by the Department of Agriculture (DA), which the NFA submitted, based on the results of their initial investigation.
The Office of the Ombudsman lifted the suspension order against 23 National Food Authority ( NFA ) personnel after they were cleared of any involvement in the alleged irregular sale of rice buffer stocks to favored private traders. Ombudsman Samuel Martires disclosed in a radio interview Friday that there were erroneous data in the list provided to them by the Department of Agriculture (DA), which the NFA submitted, based on the results of their initial investigation.
“If there were some mistakes on the list, that’s not our fault. I did not know who trying to fool us,” Martires told radio DZBB. “After conducting initial investigation, the recommendation of our investigators is to lift the preventive suspension of warehouse supervisors in Iloilo, Antique, Cabanatuan and the National Capital Region. are 23 of them,” he added. He said the Ombudsman is conducting a probe as to who is behind the wrongful list. Several suspended personnel filed a motion to lift their suspension, but the Ombudsman clarified it had nothing to do with the 23 cleared employee
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