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What a scary number!
“Manila Mayor Joseph ‘Erap’ Estrada announced earlier this week that he is set to remove at least 700 ‘ghost employees’ at the city hall,” reports Jose Rodel Clapano in The Philippine Star.
Estrada was quoted as saying, “These ghost employees, who belong to Republic Act 15-30, report to the city hall every 15th and 30th of the month to get their salaries. They are earning salaries from the city government without doing anything.”
The report noted: “Estrada said the ghost employees are all appointees of former Manila mayor Alfredo Lim and their appointments are covered by job orders or JOs.”
Estrada added, “I have removed some of them. They are 700. All Lim’s loyalists. I will retain those JOs whose positions are still needed by the city government.”
Estrada went on to explain that “the city government, which was left bankrupt by Lim, is tightening its budget.”
Photo: Erap Estrada’s Twitter page
