Benguet town officials fight over ambulance

TUBLAY, Benguet -- Town officials here and village officials of Ambassador are fighting over an ambulance given by the Philippine Charity and Sweepstakes Office (PCSO).

Tublay Vice Mayor Armando Lauro said the ambulance was donated by PCSO to Tublay in 2008.

But the ambulance is in the hands of officials of Barangay Ambassador for some time now.

           

Ambassador Barangay Chairman CrusoDaguioa reportedly borrowed the ambulance some years ago but failed to return it. 

           

Vice Mayor Lauro said only two ambulances were inventoried under the town, one existing and the other destroyed.

           

The ambulance which was borrowed by Daguioa was not included in the inventory.

           

On the other hand, Daguioa said the PCSO donation is purely from their barangay’s efforts.

           

He said PCSO mistakenly gave it to the town and not to their barangay.

           

The village chief added that he went with the municipal mayor to get the ambulance.