MANILA, Philippines – Blogger Rey Joseph Nieto, also known as Thinking Pinoy, failed to disclose in a Senate hearing that he won a government consultancy deal on top of his job at the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA).
Based on a document downloaded by Rappler from a government website, Nieto clinched a P30,000 ($587) consultancy contract with the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) on August 17.
The notice of award, signed by BCDA executive vice president Aileen An Zosa, stated that this P30,000 consultancy contract covers a period of at least 6 months at the BCDA.
"We are pleased to inform you that the contract for consulting services as an individual consultant under the Office of the President and Chief Executive Officer (PCEO) of BCDA, where trust and confidence are the primary consideration, is hereby awarded to you at a contract price equivalent to Pesos: Thirty Thousand and 00/100 (P30,000), net of all applicable taxes, for a period of 6 months, renewable at the option of the PCEO, but in no case shall exceed his term," Zosa told Nieto.
A screen shot of this BCDA document went viral on social media earlier on Thursday. Rappler downloaded this document from the BCDA website soon after getting a tip about this.
Minutes after it went viral, the notice of award for Nieto can no longer be accessed on the BCDA website.
At the Senate hearing on Wednesday, October 4, Nieto only said he is a consultant with DFA, earning an amount of P12,000 ($235), which, he said, is not even enough to pay for his taxi
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