Naglabas ng pahayag ang Presidential Communications Office (PCO) hinggil sa ulat na naka-secure umano ng ₱206 milyong halaga ng kontrata mula sa Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) noong 2024 ang kompanya raw ni PCO chief Jay Ruiz.
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Sa isang pahayag nitong Lunes, Marso 3, pinabulaanan ng PCO ang ulat ng Politiko tungkol sa kompanya raw ni Ruiz na naka-secure ₱206 milyong halaga ng kontrata sa PCSO.
"The story about the joint venture (JV) between IBC-13 and Digital8, Inc. that appeared on the Politiko website last night, march 2, 2025 is false, inaccurate, and misleading," saad ng PCO.
Nilinaw ng PCO na hindi "incorporator o director ng Digital 8" si Ruiz kung kaya't wala raw itong "shares" sa naturang kompanya.
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"Secretary Jay Ruiz was not an incorporator or director of Digital8, and has never owned any shares in the company. He was merely Digital8's authorized representative to the joint venture agreement due to his position as head of its sales and marketing. The JV won the contract through competitive public bidding in October 2024, in full compliance with all rules, regulations and laws pertaining to public bidding," anang ahensya.
Saad pa ng PCO, nag-resign si Ruiz sa kompanya noong Enero 15, 2025.
"He resigned from the company on January 15, 2025 and was replaced as the company's representative to the JV through a board resolution on January 17, 2025, more than a month before he was appointed PCO secretary.
Inilahad din nila ang Section 3 (i) ng Republic Act 6713.
"Therefore, there is no existing conflict of interest in this case," ayon pa sa PCO.
