“Favored contractors” who prematurely won government contracts by advancing billions of pesos in commissions to public officials now want their money back, Camarines Sur Rep. Rolando Andaya Jr. said on Monday. On Sunday, Andaya claimed that Diokno and Nograles were orchestrating the restoration of the P75 billion through presidential veto of the congressional changes. ADVERTISEMENTCongress can’t do muchLacson on Monday said Congress could do nothing much if the P75 billion would be restored. No power to restoreDiokno called “unnecessary speculation” Andaya’s charge that Mr. Duterte could restore the P75 billion deleted by Congress. So far, neither chamber has not released information naming the projects to be funded from the P75 billion.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 11, 2019 23:15 UTC