There is no pork barrel—discretionary funds for lawmakers—in the proposed P6.7-trillion national budget approved by the House of Representatives, nor in the proposed P243 billion in unprogrammed funds, House appropriations panel chairperson Mikaela Suansing said Monday.
At a press conference on Monday, the Nueva Ecija lawmaker said that all budget items are clearly stated for a particular purpose, and that members of Congress will not be involved in the the implementation of aid programs.
“The House never engages in post-enactment intervention. Ibig sabihin po, kapag na-aprubahan na po ang budget, ang budget po para sa mga programa na ito ay napupunta sa mga kanya-kanyang mga ahensya. Iyong AICS, sa DSWD, sa kaso ng MAIFP, sa DOH, iyong TUPAD, sa DOLE. Nasa discretion po ng ahensya kung paano po i-didisburse [ang pondo sa mga ito],” Suansing said.
(This means when the budget is approved, the budget for these programs goes to the concerned agencies. AICS is with DSWD, MAIFP is with DOH, TUPAD with DOLE. The implementation of these programs depends on the discretion of these agencies.)
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