SK chair bares bribe to elect federation chief
But that (election for Federation posts) was not mentioned in the memorandum sent to us for the mandatory training
But that (election for Federation posts) was not mentioned in the memorandum sent to us for the mandatory training
A newly elected Quezon City Sangguniang Kabataan Chairman on Monday said they have experienced their first bribe from a colleague who wanted to become the city's SK Federation President.
The SK chairman told the DAILY TRIBUNE on condition of anonymity that last Thursday during the oath-taking of all BSKE winners, an aspirant for Federation president gathered almost half of the 142 SK chairmen and treated them for dinner and drinking spree at "resto bar" along Kalayaan Road near the city hall and told them her wish to become the Federation president. She then handed out red envelopes containing a big amount of money.
He added that they were also promised another much bigger amount if they would vote for her as the Federation president.
The aspirant, he said, figured in dirty tactics done by her advisers who were former political operators in the city. Her opponent was charged with rape and became the talk at their village leading to her victory.
This SK chair who is eyeing the Federation post, is also a daughter of a losing candidate for a congressional seat last 9 May 2022 when her opponent capitalized on her involvement to a pharmaceutical company that cornered a big deal during the pandemic that became a scandal.
The aspirant's political adviser, the SK chair who wished not to be named said, seemed to have reached the leadership of the QCYDO, as they have learned, that after their mandatory training scheduled today (14 November 2023), an election for the Federation's officer will take place.
"But that (election for Federation posts) was not mentioned in the memorandum sent to us for the mandatory training," he said.
Under the law, it should be supervised by the National Youth Commission and the Department of the Interior and Local Government. But in the city, the Quezon City Youth Development Office is the one who have been tapped to oversee the SK.
According to NYC chairman Undersecretary Ronald Gian Cardema, these are allowed even if the training is done in one day, as long as the topics that should be taught to SK chairmen are all discussed.
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