GOTCHA (The Philippine Star) | Updated November 22, 2013 - 12:00am
The people have won — for now.
The Supreme Court’s expunging of the congressional pork barrel matched the public outcry for its abolition. In declaring unconstitutional the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), the SC relied on plain definition of the government branches. The Executive executes; the Legislature legislates. That was the very point of rallies, blogs, and other protests against the P27.5-billion personal lump sums of 24 senators and 292 congressmen. Being discretionary, the yearly P200 million per senator and P70 million per congressman were prone to abuse.
Going by state audits, the lawmakers did abuse, by alloting their “pork” to bogus projects and NGOs. In 2007-2009 alone, investigators unraveled, eight lawmakers filched P10 billion “pork,” in conspiracy with “fixer” Janet Lim Napoles. Charged so far with plunder are: Senators Juan Ponce Enrile, Jinggoy Estrada and Bong Revilla. Allegedly they pocketed P173 million, P184 million, and P225 million, respectively. Charged too are: former representatives Rizalina Seachon-Lanete (now governor of Masbate), Edgar Valdez (Apec party), Rodolfo Plaza (Agusan del Sur), Samuel Dangwa (Benguet ), and Constantino Jaraula (Cagayan de Oro).
There are other alleged fixers: Ruby Tuason, Maya Santos, and new congresswoman Nancy Catamco. And there reportedly are more plundering lawmakers: at least 20 past and present senators, and 180 congressmen.
The people valiantly, vigilantly must fight on. The lawmakers will not accept the SC ruling just like that. They overspent tons of money to get elected. They aim to recover the dirty investments by keeping the “pork.” This early they are inserting provisos in the 2014 national budget as permutations of the PDAF. Civil society must monitor Congress debates, particularly the bicameral conferences that will reconcile variances in the Senate and House versions.
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For Date: November 22, 2013 Friday
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