Aquino had tough time parrying ‘pork’ brickbats

THE controversies surrounding the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), the “selective justice” on the alleged misuse of lawmakers’ Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), the corruption issue involving suspended Philippine National Police (PNP) chief Alan Purisima and the traffic congestion at the Port of Manila were among the toughest challenges that President Benigno Aquino 3rd hurdled in 2014, according to a Palace spokesman.

In an interview with The Manila Times, Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. said the DAP topped these challenges because it even dragged down the President’s ratings.