The House committee on good governance and public accountability recommended Tuesday the filing of charges against former DICT Undersecretary Eliseo Rio over alleged negligence in the implementation of the free internet program. | NAMercadoINQ
According to the committee, the DICT committed nonfeasance when it transferred the management of and funds for the Pipol Konek Project— which is one of the aspects of the FPIAP—to the UNDP.
For context, in 2018, the DICT and the UNDP entered into a financing agreement aimed at rolling out free wi-fi sites at selected locations to benefit remote communities. Rio, in the committee report, stressed the legality of the DICT-UNDP agreement, saying it was based on the Standard Basic Assistance Agreement between the UNDP and the Philippine government.
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