Where on earth will the government get the emergency and calamity funds for the Central Visayas quake?

In the wake of the 7.2-magnitude earthquake that greatly damaged the provinces of Bohol, Cebu and Siquijor, Palace disclosed that only P176 million is remaining of the calamity fund and P827 million of the contingency fund. These funds are under the special purpose funds (SPF)—often called by critics as the ‘presidential pork’—of Pres. Benigno Aquino 3rd.

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