The facade of the Cebu Metropolis Medical Heart taken on September 29. | CDN Digital File Picture by Niña Mae Oliverio
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Rama Baena Tan and Ang Legislation Workplaces (RBTA Legislation) has clarified that they didn’t obtain the P100 million donation for the Cebu Metropolis Medical Heart (CCMC).
The RBTA Legislation, the legislation agency the place Mikel Rama, the son of dismissed mayor Michael Rama, is a part of, launched their assertion in response to the Fb put up of Cebu Updates on Monday, saying that the legislation agency obtained the P100 million of the “lacking” P205 million donation for the CCMC.
Cebu Updates’ declare was primarily based on the “Belief Settlement” doc that they posted on their web page. The doc said that it was executed final September 10.
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Of their put up, among the many questions they raised have been: Who was answerable for receiving the fund? Why did the RBTA Legislation obtain the P100 million when it was for the CCMC? And what’s the proper of the RBTA to obtain the donation?
In accordance with the doc, the RBTA Legislation was known as the “Trustor” and the Cebu Medical Society, Inc. (CMS) was the “Trustee.”
The doc said that the RBTA Legislation “conveys, transfers, and assigns the One Hundred Million Pesos (PHP 100,000,000.00) to the Trustee to be held in belief on such phrases as are set out on this Belief Settlement.”
It additionally said that the Trustor “chooses and declares” that the Belief Settlement established was “for the unique objective of acquisition of items of apparatus and good thing about the completion of the” CCMC Constructing primarily based on the plans and its specs.
Consequently, a number of moments later, the legislation agency issued a press release to deal with the claims of Cebu Updates.
They mentioned that the “accusations are utterly unfounded and deceptive.”
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“To make clear, RBTA Legislation didn’t obtain any of those funds. The donation is securely held by the Cebu Medical Society, a revered non-governmental group. Our function as authorized counsel is to signify the donor and make sure the funds are managed transparently and securely,” they mentioned.
They mentioned that the confusion was primarily associated to the “Belief Settlement.”
“Opposite to the claims, a belief settlement will not be a donation deed however a authorized safeguard. It ensures that the funds are used appropriately, solely for the advance of CCMC, and with full transparency,” they mentioned.
They added that the “settlement was put in place on the donor’s request to guard the funds and stop mismanagement.”
The legislation agency then urged the general public to be cautious once they would encounter deceptive data “notably when it includes complicated authorized issues.”
“RBTA Legislation stays dedicated to making sure the funds are used for its meant objective: bettering healthcare for the individuals of Cebu Metropolis,” they added.
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