INSTEAD of letting some P20.8 billion in unused Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), recently declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, revert to the National Treasury, Congress is filing a resolution that will extend the validity of these funds for disaster relief and rehabilitation/restoration programs in calamity areas in the Visayas.
Senate President Franklin Drilon said Speaker Feliciano Belmonte Jr. has agreed with the move to extend the validity of these unused funds until December 31, 2014 so that they can be used for rebuilding.
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