{"id":379989,"date":"2022-11-21T06:06:24","date_gmt":"2022-11-20T20:06:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/?p=379989"},"modified":"2022-11-21T06:06:24","modified_gmt":"2022-11-20T20:06:24","slug":"atalig-says-nothing-to-hide-in-boost-program-lawmakers-request-for-info-forwarded-to-bos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saipantribune.com\/index.php\/atalig-says-nothing-to-hide-in-boost-program-lawmakers-request-for-info-forwarded-to-bos\/","title":{"rendered":"Atalig says nothing to hide in BOOST Program, lawmakers\u2019 request for info forwarded to BOS"},"content":{"rendered":"
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David DLG Atalig<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Finance Secretary David DLG Atalig said yesterday that the request for information by Reps. Donald M. Manglona (Ind-Rota) and Celina R. Babauta (D-Saipan) about the administration\u2019s Building Optimism, Opportunities and Stability Together Program has already been forwarded to the Bank of Saipan, which is the administering authority for the program.<\/p>\n

Atalig, in an interview, said he saw. Babauta\u2019s email Saturday asking about the BOOST documents so he had already a response letter to her and Manglona, informing them that he had already requested that information from BOS.<\/p>\n

Hey said that BOS president and chief executive officer John Arroyo is off island and may be back early this week.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs soon as I get it, I\u2019ll forward it up. There\u2019s nothing to hide. They are the administrators, they\u2019re the ones going through it. We provide the funding and they do the due diligence,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Manglona and Babauta made the request in a letter last Tuesday to Atalig and Commerce Secretary Edward M. Deleon Guerrero.<\/p>\n

In his letter to Manglona and Babauta dated Friday, Atalig said he and Deleon Guerrero \u201care off island at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Atalig said it is his understanding that a report will be generated from BOS.<\/p>\n

\u201cOn behalf of myself and Secretary Deleon Guerrero, I will request that a copy of the report be provided to both of you,\u201d Atalig told the lawmakers in the letter.<\/p>\n

Manglona and Babauta also asked for information as to the funding source for the BOOST Program and for the names of all approved and disapproved applicants.<\/p>\n

Manglona and Babauta also inquired about the amounts awarded to all awardees of the program.<\/p>\n

They gave Atalig and Deleon Guerrero no later than 10am Friday, Nov. 18, to provide the information.<\/p>\n

The lawmakers said following the receipt and review of the information, they will schedule a joint public hearing in late November 2022.<\/p>\n

Manglona and Babauta did not indicate in their letter the specific reason why they need such information.<\/p>\n

The lawmakers wrote another letter to Atalig and Deleon Guerrero Friday, stating that they have not received a reply from them.<\/p>\n

They requested Atalig and Deleon Guerrero to inform their committees by close of business that day, Friday, whether they intend to fully comply with these requests or whether subpoenas will be necessary.<\/p>\n

That day, Friday, Atalig replied in a letter to the lawmakers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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