More pork, more power for Malacanang through the Congressional Leadership Fund. "PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino III granted his allies in Congress even more pork barrel through the Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF), which gave his favored congressmen the power to endorse projects worth more than P100 million anywhere in the country, and senators access to close to P1 billion in funds, lawmakers said Sunday. The Palace turned off the spigot in the 2014 national budget, however, and has taken over the power to disburse the funds, sources told the Manila Standard." manilastandardtoday/2013/09/02/palace-gains-access-to-more-pork-solon/
Posted on: Sun, 01 Sep 2013 21:22:29 +0000
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