Administration senators who received P100 million in Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) releases in 2011 on Monday maintained that the funds went to legitimate projects and were not in any way connected to the impeachment of former Chief Justice Renato Corona.

Senators Ralph Recto, Senate President pro-tempore; Alan Peter Cayetano, Senate Majority leader; Teofisto Guingona 3rd, Antonio Trillanes 4th, Sergio Osmena 3rd and former senator Francis Pangilinan are being investigated by the Commission on Audit (COA) in connection with the DAP releases.

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6 senators insist DAP used for legitimate projects

Administration senators who received P100 million in Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) releases in 2011 on Monday maintained that the funds went to legitimate projects and were not in any way connected to the impeachment of former Chief Justice Renato Corona.