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ABOLISH PORK. Probe and punish all the guilty. Pass the
Freedom of Information Act.
Five major organizations of business leaders, Catholic
bishops, and civil society groups in a joint statement condemned the Priority
Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork barrel as a “systemic diversion of
public funds for private aggrandizement, much more into phantom organizations.”
In the statement, the five groups supported the conduct of
“an impartial and comprehensive investigation” into the issue, and exhorted
“those connected to this scam, whether a private citizen or a public figure, to
submit themselves to such a probe.” The groups said all those who would be
found accountable should face punishment “to the law’s fullest extent.”
The joint statement was signed by the Bishops-Businessmen’s
Conference for Human Development; the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the
Philippines – National Secretariat for Social Action, Justice, and Peace;
Citizens’ Congress for Good Governance; the Makati Business Club; and
Transparency and Accountability Network.
