Friday, August 2, 2013

President Aquino wants PDAF to stay - Valte

Comment:

This isn't surprising news at all. PNoy needs PDAF to keep congressmen and senators inline. Without the multi-million pork barrel, the president won't have anything to entice our lawmakers into supporting his agenda.

The only surprising thing is why we, the people, even entertained the notion that the pork barrel will be scrapped. Are we that gullible?

News Story

President Aquino wants PDAF to stay - Valte


As lawmakers debate over the proposed abolition of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), President Benigno Aquino III has made his stand on the matter clear: He wants pork to stay.

"Parang ganoon po yung nakuha ko rin sa conversation namin ng pangulo [It's also the idea I got in our conversation with the president]," Undersecretary Abigail Valte, deputy presidential spokesperson, said.

President Aquino was a lawmaker for 18 years. It was likely that it was during that period when he realized that projects at the local level were better left under the auspices of lawmakers who were more familiar with the needs of their constituents.

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