Paglilinaw ng DoTr, Dennis Uy wala umanong kinalaman sa P35M renta sa barko

2GO

HINDI umano nakialam ang negosyanteng si Dennis Uy sa negosasyon kaugnay ng pagrenta sa dalawang barko ng 2Go.

Sa isang pahayag, nagpasalamat ang Department of Transportation sa pag-waive ni Uy sa P35 milyong renta sa dalawang barko. Si Uy ang chairman ng 2Go.

Ayon sa DoTr na ang initial na quote ay P120 milyon subalit sa negosasyon ay naibaba umano ito sa P35 milyon. Nag renta sa dalawang barko ay para sa dalawang buwan.

“It must be emphasized that the initial rate quoted was PhP120 Million. From PhP120 Million, the negotiating panel was able to arrive at a PhP35 Million rental fee concession for the two 2 vessels for a 2-month term, taking into consideration vessel operating expenditures such as its fuel, electricity, water, maintenance, supplies, and actual salaries of manpower of the crew and hotel staff to effectively run the ship, and equating it with bed space usage. Likewise, Secretary Tugade mentioned that if it was the best offer under the circumstances, he is amenable to it, but it will be without prejudice to further concessions he will attempt to seek from ownership. Until then and up to now, no payment was made.”

Iginiit ng DoTr na hindi nag-usap si Transportation Sec. Arthur Tugade at Uy para sa pagrenta sa mga barko.

“It is therefore unfortunate and deplorable that Mr. Dennis Uy was unfairly dragged by media and was at the receiving end of negative commentaries, when he was never part of the discussion, and was not even mentioned by Secretary Tugade in his interview.”

“Moving forward, the DOTr hopes that this rental issue has been properly addressed, and the outcome more than exceeds expectation. Again, we are most grateful to Mr. Dennis Uy and 2Go for their generosity and upholding their social responsibility.”

Sa naunang pahayag na lumabas, sinabi ni Uy na ang DoTr ang nag-alok na rentahan ang mga barko ng P35 milyon subalit wala naman umanong intensyon ang 2Go na tanggapin ito.