PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd, has the power to stop the release of the P100-million allotment from the priority development assistance fund (PDAF) of Senator Jinggoy Estrada to the City of Manila if he wants to, the Senate finance committee chairman said on Thursday.
According Sen. Francis Escudero, the chief executive under Presidential Decree 1177 has the power to decide which item in the 2014 general appropriations act (GAA) will be funded and which are not based on the projected deficit.
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