Lawmakers asked to be careful in proposing projects

As the budget is set to be implemented by January, lawmakers should be wary of recommending and proposing projects to agencies as they can be held liable against the recent Supreme Court decision on the controversial Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), a party-list representative warned.

Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares said on Tuesday that a lawmaker can be held liable against the landmark SC ruling because it can be considered as participation in the post-enactment of the budget, which the High Court now clearly prohibits.