SENATOR Miriam Defensor-Santiago wants the Senate to investigate the high salaries being given to officials and employees of the Philippine Economic Zone Authority (PEZA), saying the agency’s compensation plan is illegal.

Santiago, in filing Resolution 1563, asked the concerned Senate committee to look into the P678-million compensation that PEZA paid its personnel in excess for the past six years, a move that was red-flagged by the Commission on Audit (COA).

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