Chap 9
Chapter 23, Limited Edition, Issue: ForeverPero wala e, minsan talaga daig pa ng mga pulitiko si Ariana Grande - just like magic, walang record nung allocation ng P50 million sa Albay.
Kahit yung press release ni Sen. Aguinaldo, naglaho na parang bula on the same day. Buti na lang na-archive ni Seulgi kaagad and na-screenshot.
In keeping track of things in black-and-white and what could possibly be an important piece of evidence, archiving is an important step. Kabisado na yan ni Seulgi.
Pero aside from that one document, they found nada - wala sa expenses and disbursements nj Sen. Aguinaldo yung P429 million.
Napakamot sa ulo si Irene. Grabe makasakit sa bangs kapag walang paper trail.
Sa parte ni Seulgi, she reached out to other DRRM practitioners like her sa ibang mga munisipyo at probinsiya - but they all said the same thing - wala silang nakuha na ayuda dapat para sa mga magsasaka.
"Jisoo, sigurado ka ba?" paninigurado ni Seulgi.
"Sigurado ako Seulgi. Ang weird lang na sinabi nilang may nakuha kami sa Bulacan na P20 million e ni P20 nga wala."
"Ikaw Jen?"
"Seulgi, wala rin. Cash man o yung mismong abono o pataba and seedlings, wala silang binigay sa amin."
It's like hitting a brick wall. Wala silang lead.
Until Irene started digging up the books of the department overseeing the agricultural sector.
She shared what she found out with Seulgi.
"Tangina lang." They both said.
May allocation dun matching the figures included in Sen. Aguinaldo's press release. More than that, nakita ni Irene yung pattern nung 'pag-release ng pondo - every other month.
The damning thing? Pati Quezon city nabigyan.
"Kailan pa nagkaroon ng mga bukirin sa Quezon city?" takang tanong ni Seulgi.
Just like magic talaga, Irene thought.
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