RPOC: NO SUPPORT

Rody says RPOC has no money from national gov’t
By ARMANDO B. FENEQUITO JR.
Mayor Rodrigo R. Duterte has revealed that the Regional Peace and Order Council (RPOC) does not get any funding from the national government.
Instead, it is Davao City that is providing the operational budget of the RPOC.
Duterte made the revelation during last Monday’s RPOC meeting held at the Grand Men Seng Hotel.
He said the operational cost of the council, including the honorarium for officials, comes from Davao City.
Duterte was reinstalled as RPOC chair last year but Malacañang has not given a budget for the council’s operations.
He said neither President Benigno Aquino nor his Cabinet Secretaries have talked to him about the matter.
“I will respect if that is their style of governance,” he said.
Duterte said during the time of then-President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, the national government would reimburse the expenses of the council.
He said the funds given to the provincial police commanders in the region also come from people of Davao City.
Duterte said the money comes from the city’s intelligence funds.