Pimentel is seeking a separate probe into possible corruption and other violations supposedly committed by officials of the state gaming firm involved in an allegedly “anomalous” contract with a third-party auditor. | MAgerINQ
“According to Sen. Gatchalian, Pagcor failed to vet the qualifications and competence of the third-party auditor, Global ComRCI, which it awarded a 10-year contract worth P6 billion in 2017,” Pimentel said in his resolution.
The resolution further noted Gatchalian’s disclosure that Global ComRCI “has no office, lacks capital, has not been paying taxes, is not registered with the Bureau of Internal Revenue and the Securities and Exchange Commission and has not complied with other requirements of the Terms of Reference provided in the biding documents of the Pagcor.”
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