The Commission on Audit (COA) should scrutinize the P1.77-billion Judiciary Development Fund (JDF) or the discretionary fund of the Supreme Court just as much as the outlawed Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), a House leader said on Monday.

Rep. Elpidio Barzaga Jr. of Dasmarinas, chairman of the House Committee on Games and Amusements, made the stance in light of the House leaders’ announcement that the House will probe the usage of the JDF next year in exercise of its oversight powers.

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