Deliberations on the proposed P2.606-trillion budget for 2015 should not be held hostage by moves to stop them over the allegedly incomplete list of lawmakers whose proposed projects were funded by the outlawed Dis-bursement Acceleration Program (DAP).

House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales 2nd of Mandaluyong City (Metro Manila) made the appeal on Tuesday after Rep. Tobias Tiangco of Navotas City (Metro Manila) made a motion to defer proceedings around 3:30 p.m. on Monday, just a few minutes after the House of Representatives finally resumed its session with enough lawmakers on the plenary floor.

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