BUDGET Secretary Benjamin Diokno and lawmakers in Congress supported a recommendation by the Commission on Audit to investigate the "questionable" release of P38.8 billion in Malampaya funds.

"These questionable releases, which totalled P38.8 billion happened from 2004 to 2012, not during my watch," Diokno told The Manila Times in a text message on Friday.

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