Belmonte in danger of losing speakership
By Charlie V. Manalo 10/15/2010The delay in the release of the Special Allotment Release Order (Saro) for the congressmen’s Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), more commonly referred to as pork barrel, is reportedly causing restlessness among the 278 members of the House of Represent-atives with many allegedly planning to stage a coup against Speaker Feli-ciano “Sonny” Belmonte.
This was claimed by a congressman who granted an interview on condition of anonymity.
According to the lawmaker, many of his colleagues are contemplating on replacing Belmonte as Speaker, as he (Belmonte) has been remiss in his duty in asking the Palace and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to release their pork barrel to fund projects for their respective districts.
“We have been waiting for such a long time now, the year is about to end and yet the Saro for our PDAF which would fund our projects in our districts has not been released,” said the solon.
“Aggravating the matters is that the barangay elections are only about a week away and our barangay officials are lining up at our district offices everyday following up the projects for their respective localities,” the solon added. “And we can’t even give them assurance that funds for their projects are forthcoming.”.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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