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'Powerful people' behind PCSO boss ouster? 'Tell it to the Marines,' says Sandra Cam

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<figure class="op-interactive"><div id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1_Container"> <ivs-player id="IVS_ABS_Body_Video_1" data-ivs-spid="3001339" data-ivs-key="e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603" data-ivs-vid="1389371" data-ivs-floating="1"></ivs-player> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/iframe-parent.js"></script> <script src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/js/loader.js"></script> </div></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><p>Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board member Sandra Cam brushed off Monday the claim of her former boss, Alexander Balutan, that &quot;some powerful people&quot; were behind Malacañang&#x27;s decision to remove him from the agency.</p><p>The Palace announced Balutan&#x27;s sacking as PCSO general manager last Friday, saying he faced &quot;serious allegations of corruption.&quot;</p><p>Balutan, however, said over the weekend that he resigned and hinted that he was asked to do something that he &quot;cannot stomach.&quot;</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/03/09/19/sacked-pcso-chief-balutan-says-powerful-people-behind-ouster">Sacked PCSO chief Balutan says &#x27;powerful people&#x27; behind ouster</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Tell it to the Marines. You have to stick to the issue, punto por punto,&quot; Cam told Balutan in a DZMM interview.</p><p>&quot;The reason why you were fired is because you committed a lot of corruption. You are the father of corruption sa PCSO,&quot; she added.</p><p>Cam dredged up her previous accusation that Balutan, a former Marine general, favored military officials in granting lottery operation permits.</p><p>&quot;The ouster of Mr. Balutan will uncover lots of anomalies and corruption in the PCSO,&quot; she said.</p><p>Balutan has denied the accusation, but Cam insisted that President Rodrigo Duterte should pursue legal action against the former official, adding that some PCSO insiders have sent her documentary evidence against him.</p><p>&quot;The President has to overhaul the PCSO -- from top to bottom,&quot; added Cam.</p><p>Balutan has yet to pick up phone calls from DZMM as of this posting.</p><div><strong>DZMM, 11 March 2019</strong></div>

<p>Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board member Sandra Cam brushed off Monday the claim of her former boss, Alexander Balutan, that "some powerful people" were behind Malacañang's decision to remove him from the agency.</p>

Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office board member Sandra Cam brushed off Monday the claim of her former boss, Alexander Balutan, that "some powerful people" were behind Malacañang's decision to remove him from the agency.