High Court ruling erred on Aquino social fund

The Supreme Court (SC) may have committed a significant factual error on its ruling on the presidential social fund (PSF) as it struck down a different provision of the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp. (Pagcor)’s charter defining the funds.

In its landmark decision on pork barrel funds last week, the SC voided Sec. 12 of Presidential Decree 1869, or the Pagcor’s charter, under the phrase “to finance the priority infrastructure development projects.”