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DMW flags 6 lapses in OWWA land deal
The Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) has flagged six procedural lapses in the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration's (OWWA) P1.4-billion land acquisition deal.
DMW Secretary Hans Cacdac stated that the acquisition, intended for a halfway house for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), was never brought before the OWWA Board of Trustees for review.
Then-OWWA Administrator Arnell Ignacio claimed the deal was presented to the board, but Cacdac said Ignacio only informed them after the transaction was discovered and key changes were made to the deed.
One significant amendment allegedly made by Ignacio shifted the responsibility for a P36 million local transfer tax from the seller to OWWA, despite the agency's tax exemption.
Cacdac noted that private-sector establishments could have provided better accommodations for OFWs at a lower cost.
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