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Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares 黑料社 FILE PHOTO<\/p><\/div>\n

MANILA, Philippines\u2014Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) officials found themselves in the hot seat after the agency was allegedly used as a \u201cclearing house\u201d for the release of some P475 million worth of pork barrel funding by President Aquino.<\/p>\n\n

During plenary budget deliberations on Wednesday, Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares confronted the officials and demanded that they reveal the \u201csources of this fund,\u201d including its \u201cproponents.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

DAR officials, through Rep. Henry Teves, promised to do just that and admitted that the agency \u201cdid not need\u201d the allocation.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cI agree with the sentiments, and I agree with the proposal of my distinguished colleague that definitely, if all budgets are appropriated by this House, then we could properly monitor them in the future,\u201d Teves replied.<\/p>\n\n

\u201cIf that was a mistake that we made, then let\u2019s not do it again.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

Six tranches <\/strong><\/p>\n

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In confronting DAR officials, Colmenares produced copies of special allotment release orders (Saro) covering six tranches of the fund release to the department.<\/p>\n\n

The Inquirer earlier reported that the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) had issued the amount to the DAR in 2011 as lump sum allocations of six senators for livelihood projects in local government units.<\/p>\n\n

But the DAR later kept its hands off the allocation, purportedly mindful of the alleged misuse of P900 million in Malampaya Fund coursed to the department two years earlier.<\/p>\n\n

DAR officials, through Teves, admitted that they opted not to touch the P475-million budget because they had their own fund for livelihood projects. \u201cThey still had money of their own,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n

Later in a statement, Teves said the DBM release to DAR in 2011 showed the \u201cconcrete danger of having the President control enormous lump sums because he can disburse so much money that is not even requested by an agency.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThis practice is a healthy breeding ground for corruption and is a huge waste of taxpayer money. Pork is also misuse of public funds because, as in this example, it allocated huge funds to an agency which did not even need it,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n

Even if the DAR decided not to use the additional allocation, he said, \u201cwe are not sure if Malaca\u00f1ang just coursed this money through other departments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n

\u201cThe evil of the pork barrel system is as clear as day and this should be stopped now before more funds of the people are usurped by unscrupulous politicians,\u201d Teves said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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