SK NATIONAL PRESIDENT JANE CENSORIA CAJES FACES RAPS AT OMBUDSMAN
THE BOHOL STANDARD
issued on April 25, 2010
Sangguniang Kabataan national president Jane Censoria Cajes is in hot water, facing graft and corruption charges before the Ombudsman Visayas.
Cajes, the daughter of Cong. Roberto Cajes and trinidad Mayor Judeth del Rosario Lao-Cajes, through her spokesperson strongly denied the accusation.
The Junior Graftwatch Unit (JGU) of Cebu accused the beleaguered SK provincial federated president of extravagant lifestyle, saying she should be the "role model" of her flock in the SK. she is also accused of lack of transparency, overpricing of SK registration fees, and purchase of luxury cars.
In its petition filed and received by the Ombudsman on April 23, 2010, JGU alleged that Jane Censoria Cajes "has been spending and cashing out thousands of pesos for Vicky Belo's Clinic every quarter of the year and buying high end items for luxury. as a role model of the youth she should live within her means."
The JGU's complaint quoted SK members as questioning "her lavish lifestyle as public servant," urging the Ombudsman to investigate Cajes "to give justice to the SK and the Youth i the country."
JGU said Cajes purchased and acquired "in just a matter of two years" two sports utility vehicles (SUV) - Nissan Patrol and Isuzu Altiera---registered "under her name". The Nissan Patrol with his father on board met a traffic accident last December 2009 along the highway of Barangay Oy, Loboc, Bohol. The Izusu Altiera is being used by Jane Cajes in Manila, the complainant said.
On the issue of SK registration fees, JGU also blamed on Cajes of negligence of duty for failure to render financial report to the SK national executive board after the holding of SK national congresses on 2008 and 2009.
Under her watch, Jane Cajes caused the imposition and collection of registration fees in the amounts of PhP 8,500 and PhP9,500 for the holding of 2008 SK national congress in waterfront Hotel in Cebu and in Subic Convention Center in 2009, respectively.
The petitioners said that the registration fees were supposedly be collected at a maximum of PhP1,200 per participant as allowed by Department of budget and Management. "It only means that there's an overpricing of the registration fees of more than 100%," said the graft-watch body.
JGU also claimed Cajes did not give "a single document" or present an accounting of P10 million financial assistance from President Gloria Macapagal- Arroyo to the SK national executive board.
Earlier, Cajes said that the first tranche of P20 million, intended for the "Sama-sama Para Sa Kalikasan" environmental program, is still "intact" and the second release of P10 million was already accounted for.
The Junior Graftwatch Unit (JGU) addressed its complaint against SK national president Jane Censoria Cajes to Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Pelagio Apostol, thru Director for Evaluation and Investigation Carla Narvios-Tanco.
On the question on lack of transparency, the JGU seeks an update on how SK spent the P10 million that president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo released as financial assistance for the 2008 SK National Congress.
Two years had passed, but Cajes allegedly failed to submit a single document to the SK National Executive board to account for the money.
Moreover, JGU also alleged that Cajes "neglected her primary duty to render financial report" to SK National Executive Board immediately after the holding the national congress.
According to officer of JGU ,they received complaints from their colleagues that the registration fees had been the highest imposed in the history of SK national congresses.
this contradicts the Department of Budget and Management policy that sets P1,200 as the maximum registration fees for conferences nad congresses, according to JGU.
The Office of the Ombudsman organized the JGU to serve as its "mechanism for young citizens, effective participation " in campaigning for the prevention of corruption.
JGU is established in schools and communities in Cebu province, acting as junior watchdog of the government which shares the same vision "to have an integrity, efficiency and high ethical standards of public service in the country" which can be summed up as a vision to create a clean, transparent and honest government.
Oh well, ang mangga mamunga og mangga, ang santol mamunga og santol. Hala tubaga, you have your own day in court.
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