Provincial Treasurer Danilo Mendez yesterday said he will be sending personnel from his office to a town in Oriental Negros to investigate its treasurer who reportedly failed to account for almost P1 million in government funds.

Mendez, however, refused to divulge the name of the town and the treasurer pending the result of their investigation, especially that he does not have a copy of a report from the Commission on Audit.

But Mendez said the town is in the northern part of the province.

He said the team will also try to figure out whether higher municipal officials were involved in the irregularity, noting that initial information reaching his office tend to incriminate a high ranking official.

Mendez added that, having known personally the concerned municipal treasurer, he cannot believe that the latter can do it single handedly.

He said his office can motu propio, or on its own, conduct the investigation since municipal treasurers are under the supervision of the provincial treasurer.*RA

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