(Eagle News) — Anti-pork barrel advocates on Tuesday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to declare unconstitutional certain provisions in the 2015 national budget, including National Budget Circular No. 559 (NBC 559) and some provisions under the Special Purpose Fund, that contravened earlier decisions of the high court against the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). The group which filed the petition on Tuesday, Sept. 1, was led by former […]
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De Lima may face charges regarding delay on PDAF cases
MANILA, Philippines, May 8 (Eagle News) — According to Gabriela representative, Luz Ilagan, Justice Secretary Leila De Lima may faced charges of dereliction of duty based on her statement saying that it is not her priority to pursue the third batch of Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) cases as she faces more important cases. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Jericho Morales, MRFaith Bonalos)





