THE proposed P3.002 trillion 2016 national budget contains P33.185 billion priority development assistance fund (PDAF)-like funds embedded in the budgets of different agencies, the budget watchdog Social Watch Philippines claimed on Tuesday.

Former National Treasurer and Social Watch Philippines convenor Professor Leonor Magtolis-Briones, in her presentation during the forum on the 2016 alternative budget conducted at the Senate office, noted that there are lump sums in the proposed budget despite the ruling of the Supreme Court (SC) declaring PDAF unconstitutional.

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