THE Department of Agriculture (DA) was granted a P5 billion budget hike for next year despite releasing P44 million to a bogus non-government organization (NGO) ran by Janet Napoles.

Agriculture Secretary Proceso Alcala sought the approval of a P79 billion budget for 2014 before the House Committee on Appropriations, an allocation higher than the agency’s 2013 budget of P74 billion.

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