THE P6-million Christmas party for the employees of the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office (PCSO) was “appropriate,” and served as a “morale booster” for them, PCSO General Manager Alexander Balutan said Tuesday. It was a morale booster for the employees,” Balutan added. The PCSO employees celebrated their Christmas party at the five-star Edsa Shangri-La. But for Rep. Johnny Pimentel of Surigao del Sur, P6 million was just too much to be spent for a party. President Rodrigo Duterte defended the P6 million PCSO Christmas party on December 2017, saying that the state-run charity organization deserved it for doing its job well.

Source: Manila Times February 13, 2018 09:00 UTC