Tuesday, December 11, 2018

INVESTIGATE THESE GUYS, PING, NOT GMA


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These are the guys that Sen. Ping Lacson should question or investigate about billions in insertions in the 2019 national budget, and not Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and House Majority Leader Rolando Andaya.

In a story in https://www.gmanetwork.com/news/news/nation/677792/alvarez-allies-districts-to-get-biggest-allocation-for-infra-projects-andaya/story/?just_in, Andaya said the districts of former Speaker Pantaleon Alvarez and his allies are among the top10 beneficiaries of multi-billion  insertions in next year’s outlay.

He said Alvarez’s district alone has around P5 billion in allocations for infrastructure projects. That of former Majority Leader Rodolfo Fariñas will get P3.5 billion for infrastructure projects, while former House Committee on Appropriations chair Karlo Nograles’ turf gets  P4 billion.

Andaya added: "The Speaker's district allocation is ranked number 60, and the Majority Leader's district is ranked number 110. So it is not true that the House leadership has cornered the large allocations for public works.”

In the interest of fairness here are the reactions of Alvarez and Farinas, from the same link:

Alvarez -- "I don't know with him," Alvarez told reporters in a text message. "I have not attended a single budget hearing. I have not seen the NEP (National Expenditure Program)."  Fariñas said he does not know the allocations for his district, but the amount Andaya said might be accurate.

Sen. Lacson, names and amounts have been specified by Congressman Andaya. More than enough leads for a probe. Indeed, a probe would be appropriate.
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