Findings on Makati seniors based on flawed ‘audit’

A Makati City official has debunked alleged findings presented at the Senate sub-committee hearing on Thursday by a fellow city official appointed by acting Mayor Romulo Pena.

Ryan Barcelo, head of the Makati Social Welfare Department, said allegations of Arthur Cruto, officer-in-charge of the Makati Action Center (MAC) that more than 45 percent of senior citizens listed in the Blu Card Program of the MSWD are “ghost senior citizens” are based on a flawed and questionable “auditing” procedure.