Both President Aquino and Budget Secretary Florencio Abad think that Filipinos are so stupid they can be fooled all of the time, or budget laws are just beyond their comprehension—or respect.

I reported in my column Friday that Aquino used, other than fabricated “savings”, profits of government-owned and controlled corporations (GOCCs) to fund his controversial Disbursement Acceleration Plan (DAP).

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