No hike in ‘pork, insist solons
10/11/2010More lawmakers have denied the reported P50-million increase in Priority Development Assistant Fund (PDAF) allocation per congressional district.
They clarified that the reported additional P50-million PDAF per congressman, as discussed in the all-party caucus, is not actually an increase but a move to equally pro-vide all congressional districts P50 million worth of infrastruc-ture projects.
Right now, Rep. Elpidio Barzaga (2nd District, Cavite) said not all House members receive PDAF allocation of P70 million and most don’t have enough to cover for the needs of their respective districts.
Barzaga cited the cases of Representatives Danilo Ramon Fernandez (1st District, Laguna), Roman Romulo (Lone District, Pasig City) and Romero Quimbo (2nd District, Marikina City) whose districts received P5 million, P5 million and P1 million, respectively..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
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