An invention of DBM (DEPARTMENT OF BAD YET AND MAGIC) Already retired from politics, former Senator Arroyo returned to the Senate on Tuesday to hold a press conference criticizing the DAP and what he called the “student council in Malacañang.” Calling the DAP “an invention of the Department of Budget and Management” (DBM), he said a law, not a mere executive order, is needed to create it. “The DAP is a creation of the DBM. Being a mere creation, that is illegal and the disbursements from the DAP are also illegal. They cannot do that without a supporting law,” said Arroyo, a prominent human rights lawyer during the Martial Law days. Arroyo added: “Yes, the President has the power to use the savings but there is that phrase, ‘in accordance with law.’ There are these guidelines.” “How much has been disbursed already coming from the DAP? Because PDAF they say is no good but DAP is worse. PDAF has a legal standing. It was created by law, it was in the General Appropriations Act but the DAP is not,” Arroyo said. “This is a crime,” Arroyo exclaimed. “That is money. You cannot release money without any legal support. That is cardinal.”
Posted on: Thu, 24 Oct 2013 03:13:07 +0000
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