Binay’s P200-M ‘pork’ not covered by PDAF abolition

[zach]

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MANILA, Philippines - The annual P200-million pork barrel fund of Vice President Jejomar Binay is apparently not covered by President Aquino’s order for the abolition of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

What are clearly covered are the allocations of Binay’s two lawmaker-daughters: Nancy, who is allocated P200 million a year as a senator, and Abigail, who has P70 million at her disposal as representative of Makati’s second district.

A vice chairman of the committee on appropriations of the House of Representatives, who did not want to be identified, said Aquino’s order does not cover Binay’s pork barrel fund.

“His annual P200-million fund is not part of the PDAF, which is the congressional pork barrel and which the President ordered abolished. It is included in the budget of the Office of the Vice President,” he said.

“That is a good question to raise,” Budget Secretary Florencio Abad said when asked if Aquino’s order applies to Binay’s “pork.”

“I will not comment anymore,” he said when pressed to elaborate on his statement. Abad, a leader of the ruling Liberal Party, hinted that Binay’s supporters might put political color to whatever he says.

Headlines ( Article MRec ), pagematch: 1, sectionmatch: 1 For this year, Binay has a budget of P416.6 million, P200 million of which is his pork barrel fund, plus an additional P85 million for “subsidies and donations.”

According to the budget law, the P200 million “shall be used to fund the priority programs and projects of the Vice President.”

“Provided that not more than 50 percent shall be used for education, health, social protection, and/or tourism programs and projects, and not more than 50 percent for infrastructure programs and projects,” the law states.

This means that Binay’s fund is divided into P100 million for what lawmakers call “soft” projects and P100 million for “hard” projects. This is also how a senator’s annual P200-million PDAF allocation is split.

The budget law further provides that the Vice President’s pork barrel fund is subject to the same project menu and other limitations and requirements as the PDAF allotments of senators and congressmen.

The budget lists the projects that Binay and members of Congress can fund with their pork barrel.

The PDAF is a P25-billion lump sum in the annual budget. Senators and congressmen submit their project listing together with the proposed funding to the Department of Budget and Management, which then releases the money to implementing agencies.

It turned out that these agencies, according to the special Commission on Audit report on pork barrel funds, transferred P6.2 billion of such funds to non-government organizations (NGOs), most of them bogus, upon the behest of lawmakers.

Rep. Binay gave P8.1 million to Dr. Rodolfo Ignacio Sr. Foundation.

Of the P6.2 billion that went to NGOs, the transfer of P1.741 billion was covered by specific requests from three senators and 32 House members, belying the claim of some of them that they did not endorse the NGO-recipients of their funds.

Under Aquino’s order, the PDAF would no longer exist in the national budget starting in 2015. Instead, senators and congressmen would be required to propose their projects in advance so these could be itemized in the outlay under the agencies that would implement them. No fund transfers to NGOs would be allowed.

According to critics, the itemization of lawmakers’ projects means that the pork barrel would be retained with a different name and phraseology.

In Binmaley, Pangasinan, Binay said protesters in Rizal Park were right to feel indignant about the massive embezzlement of PDAF by some lawmakers and their cohorts.

“People were angry at PDAF because of graft and corruption, ghost NGOs, ghost congressmen,” he told local newsmen after distributing relief goods to flood victims.

“I have to be emphatic about, there is graft and corruption, the main packing includes PDAF which is the source of corruption,” he said. “The issue here is not the PDAF but graft and corruption, the process of what happened that painted a bad image to the PDAF.”

He said the government should make sure the guilty are punished.

He said his office had earned recognition from COA for its judicious liquidation of its expenses. “Let’s be vigilant together so there will be transparency,” he said. - Eva Visperas

[cebu_doki]

and he wants to be a president !

[bleedingboi]

Mahala gud sa whitening cream. Tag 200 million gyud?

[ManWhore]

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JEJOMAR BINAY AND FAMILY CORRUPTION AND SCANDAL

1.Unexplained wealth 400 hectares Binay FARM-Rosario Batangas
2. Unexplained wealth 40 hectares Binay FARM-Bauan Batangas
3. Unexplained wealth 10 hectares Mango Orchard
4.Two condominium units Rockwell worth 30 million not on his SALN
5.Three story Mansion with Elevator in Banuyo Street,San Antonio Village and not on his SALN
6.House and lot Orbit st.Bel -Air Village and not on his SALN
7.House and Lot in Palm Village,Guadalope Viejo and not on his SALN
8.Rest House in Tali Beach,Batangas
9.Rest House in Puerto Azul,Cavite
10.Rest House in Tagaytay,Highlands
11.Rest House in Alfonso Cavite
12.Rest House in Zambales
13.Rest House in Pangasinan
14.More houses in Paranaque, Pasig, Mandaluyong and Muntinglupa
15. 600 Ghost Employee authorized by corrupt wife,Dra Elenita Binay and Amigas worth 3 million a month
16. Binay wife linked to Php72.06-M graft

A FORMER whistleblower in high-profile graft corruption controversies turned-head of government’s financial watchdog yesterday linked the wife of Vice President Jejomar Binay, an incumbent and several former Makati City officials to alleged deception in the public bidding for a Php72.06 million supply contract awarded by the city government in 2001.

17. Sandiganbayan graft case

Elenita Binay's (and private businessmen Li Yee Shing, Jason Li and Vivian M. Edurise, and Ernesto Aspillaga's) arraignment for graft charges was set by the Sandiganbayan's 4th Division on January 18, 2008. Binay was charged of alleged anomalous purchase of office fixtures and furniture for the new Makati City Hall from private contractor Office Gallery International from December 1999 to February 2000, regarding the acquisitions worth P 13.25 million overpriced by P3.6 million.

18.Bogus charity Project-40 Million (sister cityhood )
19. Bogus charity Project-27 Million calamity fund to other Provinces
20. Bogus charity Project-22 Million Lakbay Aral Package
21. . Bogus charity Project-20 Million Ambulance to other Cities
22. 230 Million Infomercial in TV 2009-Present. He used the Makati Foundation Day Funds
23. 15 Million -Komiks for Vice President Campaign
24.More illegal canteen Businesses in Makati(UM,CITY HALL)
25. Security Services Company contract to the city Hall own by the Son in Law(Triforce security Agency)
26. Maintenance Services another son in Law (Red Hammer construction and Services)
27. Binay mistress’ photos surface the internet

[pepponeskie]

goodluck pilipinas!

ambot, murag wala nay paglaum...gawas ug e purge nalang ning mga tawhana.

[adzilla81]

We need Syrian's chemical weapons for these crocodiles

[amingb]

Ang Oink2x sa President ug Vice President Tangtangon .. mao ni ang sakto chant sa tanan ...

Wala najud tay paglaum ani bisan unsaon ... charter change rajud solution ani tanan ug too much of the Aquino's ...

[psyche54]

We need Syrian's chemical weapons for these crocodiles

I think, we need to.. Timed it during SONA or joint congress/senate session.

[<SMILE>]

Dagan siya pagka-presidente kay iya pang pun-an ang iyang
mga natigom. Pastilan maora na man ug milking cow ang Pilipinas ini.

[zHun]

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...5691141&type=1

mga y kwentang politiko..magpa as if nga mga maayong tao cla pero d i utro pod.ayo rag naay camera.

ang mga buaya..mokaon jud na ug baboy! sus kalami hiloan sa mga animal!

tahion ng baba nila ug alambre.....ang mga piste dako tag tax nya sila hayahay kaayu ra..

mga y kwenta!