Senator Panfilo Lacson brought to light a report of a number of lawmakers who tried to realign an amount of P80 billion from the ”Build, Build, Build” program of the government to ”pet projects” in their districts.
Lacson also lauded President Duterte and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) fo withholding the alleged realignments.
”Thus, I support the decision of President Rodrigo Duterte and the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to withhold the release of these congressional realignments,” Lacson said.
”This is one reasons why I continue to support the leadership of President Duterte in spite of some disagreements with him over some policy issues… He has time and again displayed the strong political will, even against many self-proclaimed allies in Congress whose loyalty clearly lies where the money lies,” he added.
Meanwhile, some of the lawmakers of the House of Representatives are pushing back on the allegation, and have expressed willingness to look into the senator’s claim. – Report from Daniel Manalastas
