With P 10-Billion in Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) embezzled and lost to "shameless politicians", the alleged pork 'queen' surrendered to President Aquino three days ago to face charges against her. One day before it happened Justice Sec Laila de Lima and Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales vowed there would be "no such thing as administration allies or otherwise" in the investigation on the misuse of PDAF or pork barrel.
Days before that, the Commission on Audit (COA) came up with a report on the 'massive misuse' of the pork barrel from 2007-2009, and named the pork barrel recipients "We assure you of the credibility of the investigation. There is no 'ka-alyado or hindi ka-alyado ng administrasyon', said Ombudsman Morales. Read
Kaya?
After the 2004 fertilizer scam, Marinduque appears to have been dragged again on this new explosive pork barrel revelation. Let us check the interesting names publicized by COA:
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| De Lima and Carpio-Morales discussing the investigation of the P10_billion pork barrel scam. Photo: InterAksyon |
Arroyo doled out pork to allies and foes–COA
By Gil C. Cabacungan
Philippine Daily Inquirer
The special report of the Commission on Audit (COA) on the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) releases from 2007 to 2009 showed that Arroyo forked out generous servings of pork barrel funds not only to her allies but also to her foes.
“The opposition actually pretended to be in the opposition but functioned like a loyal opposition. With the real opposition, she was ruthless,” said Akbayan Rep. Walden Bello.
Arroyo was equally generous to senators who investigated the P728-million fertilizer fund scam and aborted the $329-million National Broadband Network-ZTE Corp. deal.
Senators who received pork barrel funds from 2007 to 2009 were Jinggoy Estrada (P825.15 million), Loi Estrada (P110.8 million) and Juan Ponce Enrile (P904.5 million), all of Partido ng Masang Pilipino (PMP).
From the Liberal Party (LP), the pork recipients were Rodolfo Biazon (P245 million), Francis Pangilinan (P191.05 million), Ralph Recto (P129 million), Ramon Magsaysay Jr. (P22.5 million) and Manuel Roxas II (P5 million).
The Nacionalista Party had Alan Peter Cayetano (P351 million), Manuel Villar (P135.5 million), Pia Cayetano (P123.25 million) and Antonio Trillanes IV (P3 million). Aquilino Pimentel Jr., of PDP-Laban, had a P61.56-million pork fund.
Then Sen. Benigno S. Aquino III was listed as having P40 million in hard projects, but Budget Secretary Florencio Abad Jr. said in a text message that the allocation was never released.
House pork
In the House, then Deputy Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales II received P395 million, while then Speaker Prospero Nograles got P604.5 million.
The LP recipients included Rozzano Rufino Biazon of Muntinlupa City (P202.150 million), Niel Tupas Jr. of Iloilo (P178 million), Hermilando I. Mandanas of Batangas (P117.1 million), Sen. Teofisto L. Guingona III of Bukidnon (P66.633 million), Henedenia Abad of Batanes (P2 million), Manuel Mamba of Cagayan (P80 million), Liwayway Vinzons-Chato of Camarines Norte (P140.6 million), Lorenzo R. Tañada III of Quezon (P104.4 million), Antonio A. del Rosario of Capiz (P100 million), Joseph Emilio Abaya of Cavite (P100 million), Raul V. Del Mar of Cebu City (P202.5 million), Edwin Uy of Isabela (P100 million), Vicente F. Belmonte Jr. of Lanao del Norte (P118.20 million), Maria Evita Arago of Laguna (P67.22 million), Benjamin R. Asilo of Manila (P149.921 million), Jaime Lopez of Manila (P179 million), Del R. De Guzman of Marikina City (P162.2 million), Carmencita O. Reyes of Marinduque (P121.57 million), Bernardo Piñol Jr. of North Cotabato (P115 million), Paul Daza of Northern Samar (P11.65 million), Alfonso V. Umali Jr. of Oriental Mindoro (P109.925 million), Abraham Kahlil Mitra of Palawan (PP98.8 million), Victor Agbayani of Pangasinan (P90 million), Roilo Golez of Parañaque City (P113.70 million), Nanette Castelo Daza of Quezon City (P155.45 million), Rosendo S. Labadlabad of Zamboanga del Norte (P98 million), Isidro T. Ungab of Davao City (P197.5 million), and Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala of Quezon (P132.834 million).
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