A coalition of civil society organizations has alleged that there are P230 billion in pork barrel allocations and patronage-based projects in the House of Representatives’ current version of the proposed national budget for 2026.
The People’s Budget Coalition alleged that the House Budget Amendments Review Subcommittee “inserted billions into programs that perpetuate political patronage” like the Department of Social Welfare’s Aid to Individuals in Crisis, the Department of Labor and Employment’s Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Ating Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers, and the Department of Health’s Medical Assistance to Indigent and Financially Incapacitated Patients.
The group also claimed that the House subpanel “failed to remove or rationalize line items that are opaque and open to abuse” like confidential funds, unprogrammed funds, etc.
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