SENATORS and congressmen may have lost their Priority Development - TopicsExpress



          

SENATORS and congressmen may have lost their Priority Development Assistance Fund, but the Palace has given them access to unlimited pork amounting to P670 billion in lump sum appropriations under the P2.606 trillion national budget for next year, House Minority Leader Ronaldo Zamora said Wednesday. Zamora said the move promoted political patronage ahead of the 2016 presidential polls, and enabled the Palace to strengthen its grip on Congress by making lawmakers beg the Palace for projects.
Posted on: Thu, 31 Jul 2014 06:49:15 +0000

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