JUSTICE Secretary Leila de Lima is wary about allowances given by local governments.<\/p>\n
\u201cI always have reservations about that. I saw that most of our local prosecutor\u2019s offices are receiving allowances from LGUs. I feel that that\u2019s not an ideal situation, and in fact it\u2019s questionable,\u201d said De Lima in an interview with Cebu reporters last Saturday.<\/p>\n
De Lima was the guest speaker during the graduation rites at the Indiana Aerospace University in Lapu-Lapu City.<\/p>\n
She discouraged prosecutors from seeking and receiving allowances from LGUs.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt\u2019s untenable in a sense. Since we are prosecutors, there are cases that we need to prosecute, which may involve local personalities, including local government officials. Then, certainly we are placed in a conflict-of-interest situation,\u201d De Lima said.<\/p>\n
\u201cSome of our local prosecutor\u2019s offices approached LGUs for assistance. But I\u2019m trying to discourage that. Kon maari sanang maiwasan yon. (If possible, we should do away with that)\u00a0 she added.<\/p>\n
De Lima, however, said she knew that prosecutors acted due to \u201cresource constraints.\u201d<\/p>\n
She said the DOJ has been coordinating with the Department of Budget and Management to try to increase salaries and benefits.<\/p>\n
A prosecutor has a basic salary of P25,000 to P50,000 depending on his rank or length of service.<\/p>\n
Depending on where he or she is assigned, a monthly stipend from the local government unit is given if the town, city or province has a budget for it.<\/p>\n
Prosecutors also receive \u201cspecial\u201d\u00a0 allowances from the DOJ ranging from P10,000 to P15,000 and released quarterly.<\/p>\n
The national conference of the Prosecutor\u2019s League of the Philippines opened yesterday and will end on Friday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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