- Liza Diño slammed corruption charges against husband, Ice Seguerra.
- She shared that he doesn’t seem to be affected by the issue.
- She demanded that Rappler should fact check and verify details they write about.
Liza Diño recently slammed corruption claims against her husband, Ice Seguerra. Commission on Audit (CoA) allegedly reported that National Youth Commission (NYC) with the amount of Php 268, 000.
The said money was apparently spent on snacks during unofficial meetings.
Ice became the chairperson of the National Youth Commission in 2017. He resigned in April 2018. In an interview with PEP.ph, Liza explained the process of submitting receipts and other paperwork needed in a government agency.
“May tinatawag na AOM, Audit Observation Memo, na ginagawa ng COA. Normally, nagko-crosscheck ang COA sa mga process na ginagawa. Ang each agency, may sariling process iyan. Of course, you want to go by the book, pero may iba’t ibang tao ‘yan. May kanya-kanyang process na not necessarily veering away from what is supposed to be submitted, pero baka hindi lang nila nako-compile nang maayos.”
Liza provided examples. She slammed people who circulated news about the said claims. She continued to demand fact checking. Liza also stated that it would be unfair to give half-truths and half stories and not getting the stories of both sides.
“For example, mga vouchers. Minsan, nagpapatung-patong yung ginagawa niyo. Kapag gumagawa ng Audit Observation Memo ang COA, sinasabi nila, unofficial ito kasi walang naka-attach na disbursement voucher. Ang gagawin sa amin, ipapa-reconcile namin ito sa Accounting [department] namin. So, hahanapin nila ang missing na paperwork. Last April 4, na-release na na-reconcile na ang lahat ng hinihingi ni COA. Yung mga naglalabas diyan ng balita, sana i-check niyo talaga sa NYC talaga kung tama talaga. Unfair because you’re just giving half-truths. You are just giving half stories. You’re not making sure that both sides are able to air it.”
Liza also noted that Ice had made the document of the CoA which indicated that the money was accounted for. People shouldn’t be too quick to judge.
“Nilabas niya yung COA observation na na-reconcile lahat, so sino ngayon ang napahiya? I’m just saying, let’s not be quick to judge. And for those who are doing that to malign or kung ano man ang intention niyo, be responsible.”
Liza shared Ice’s reaction to the issue. She also noted that the money can also cost one of Ice’s songs.
“Natawa siya… P234,000 on meals, my God, isang kanta lang yun ng asawa ko! Siya yung last person na iisipin niyong corrupt; abonado pa siya sa gobyerno noong nandun siya.”
Although Liza stressed that Ice was not affected by the said issue. She also couldn’t believe it that Ice’s former agency gets involved in the said issue.
“Hindi siya affected, pero nadadamay ang agency kasi, at that time, siya yung head. Talaga ba, si Ice pa ba ang iku-question natin pagdating sa integridad?”
Liza pointed out that Rappler should fact check and verify their details. She also pointed out the maliciousness of the article.
“Nakakatawa lang na nakakainis kasi may mga iresponsable na akala nila gagamiting bala, I don’t know for their own agenda. It’s so malicious the way it was written… I want to defend him because I know how he is. Kilala niyo ang asawa ko.”
