OMB-C-2025-0044
high
High-Profile
PCSO charity fund misuse — PHP 1.1B diverted from small-town lottery proceeds to unauthorized donations and consultancy contracts
Case Stage Progress
Stage 12 of 22: reply rejoinder
Case Information
Complaint IDOMB-2025-0052
Docket NumberOMB-C-2025-0044
Date Received2/5/2025
Sourcecoa referral
Case Typetechnical malversation
Statuspreliminary investigation
Priorityhigh
Priority Score77
Completeness89%
RegionNCR
Amount Involved₱1,100,000,000
Primary Respondent
NameChair. Norberto Santos, GM Erlinda Coronel (Fictionalized)
PositionPCSO Chair / General Manager
AgencyPhilippine Charity Sweepstakes Office
Rankhead of agency
Gov't Branchgocc
ComplainantCOA Special Audit Team — PCSO
Complainant Typepublic official
Allegations & Details
Nature of Complaint
PCSO charity fund misuse — PHP 1.1B diverted from small-town lottery proceeds to unauthorized donations and consultancy contracts
Alleged Acts or Omissions
Diversion of charity fund proceeds to unauthorized beneficiaries not qualified under PCSO charter, award of PHP 350M in consultancy contracts without public bidding, channeling of funds to political party events disguised as medical missions
Date of Incident2021-07-01
Place of IncidentPCSO Main Office, Mandaluyong City
ProjectPCSO Charity Fund Disbursement Program 2021-2022