“Now, I pose this challenge to everyone. If anybody can produce the STL (Small Town Lottery) P6.5 billion monthly gross revenue as being taunted by the genius of Senate and Atong Ang, I will resign as GM (General Manager) today.”

Ito ang mariing ipinahayag ni Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) General Manager Alexander Balutan bilang hamon sa mga indibidwal na patuloy na sumisira sa reputasyon ng institusyon.

“I was accused of short changing the government of the revenues supposedly earned from STL with the insinuations that I benefit from it,” sambit ni Balutan sa isinagawang Senate hearing kamakailan.

Batay sa tala ng PCSO, nakapagtala ng kasaysayan ang STL nang makapag-angkat ng P15.7-billion revenue sa taong 2017 (P1.3 billion kada buwan) mula sa dating P4.7 billion.

“Watch and with strong support, unflinching loyalty and dedicated service of the PCSO’s workforce,” pahayag ni Balutan

“I have spent more than 37 years of my adult life in the Marine Corps, two-thirds of it in the battlefronts. I have survived more than 50 combat encounters and four ambushes against the enemy of the state that most of my detractors never experienced in their lives – in my solemn oath to protect our motherland,” aniya.

“I will never gamble my impeccable military records as PMA (Philippine Military Academy) Cavalier and TOPS (The Outstanding Philippine Soldier) Awardee and more than 35 military service awards mostly won for gallantry in combat for these flimsy STL issues.”

Noong 2011, kabilang si Balutan sa 10 military personnel na tumanggap ng TOPS award mula sa Metrobank Foundation sa pakikipagtulungan ng Rotary Club of Makati Metro.

“Never in my life have I asked a stupid thing from anyone simply because I can survive on my own. In my stint as GM of PCSO pinangako ko sa sarili ko na hindi ako makikipagusap sa lahat ng tao na may business interest with PCSO outside my office, na baka ako ma-pag-suspetyahan na bias o tumatangap ako ng bribe,” sambit ni Balutan.