Lacson itinataguyod ang pag-abolish ng ‘allocables’ at leadership fund

Inihayag ni Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson na kabilang sa rekomendasyon ng Blue Ribbon committee ang pag-abolish ng ‘leadership fund’ at pagbabawal ng ‘allocables’ sa pambansang badyet sa kanilang imbestigasyon sa flood control. Nagsabi siya na nagkaroon ng hindi bababa sa P143.5 bilyon na ‘allocables’ ang House leadership.

Inihayag ni Lacson noong Lunes na bahagi ng mga inisyal na natuklasan ng Blue Ribbon ang hindi bababa sa P143.5 bilyon na “allocables” ng House leadership, na tinawag niyang bagong pork barrel.
Ang “leadership fund” ay nagbigay-daan umano sa mga mambabatas na baguhin ang National Expenditure Program, o proposed national budget. Nagpatotoo si dating public works secretary Manuel Bonoan na tinanggap niya ang mga proposal ng mga mambabatas at idinagdag ang mga pondo upang “avoid complications” sa bicameral conference committee.

Binanggit din ni Lacson ang mga dokumento mula sa kampo ng yumaong public works undersecretary Catalina Cabral, na nagpapakita na may allocables o non-allocables na milyun-milyong piso ang hindi bababa sa limang miyembro ng Cabinet at undersecretaries sa 2025 budget. Bago mamatay, nag-contact daw si Cabral sa mga mambabatas para sa pet projects nila kapalit ng komisyon. May P30.5 bilyon din na allocables ang party-lists at hindi lehislatura tulad ni Bonoan sa 2025.

Magre-rekomenda rin ang Blue Ribbon ng mas malalakas na kapangyarihan para sa Office of the Ombudsman, kabilang ang sariling law enforcement arm at pag-deputize ng private lawyers. Kinansela ni Lacson ang pagpapatuloy ng probe habang hinihintay ang draft affidavit ni dating Ilocos Sur governor Luis Singson tungkol sa kickbacks scheme.

Bilang karagdagan, nag-turnover ang Independent Commission for Infrastructure ng dalawang luxury vehicles mula kay dating Bulacan public works district engineer Brice Hernandez sa ombudsman, bahagi ng ebidensya noong March 13.

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