When sought for comment, Alvarez and Fariñas said they had no hand in earmarking funds for their districts. In his letter, Andaya said Arroyo’s second district in Pampanga placed 60th, not 100th as he had previously claimed, among legislative areas with the biggest allotments. His district was allotted P1.9 billion in the proposed budget that the House had submitted to the Senate, according to Lacson. “The [allies of] the previous leadership of the House have bigger, multiples of the budget of my district … If I’m No. In a statement, Panelo expressed appreciation for Andaya’s gesture to explain the proposed infrastructure allocation for the second district of Pampanga.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer December 11, 2018 23:26 UTC