AN administration lawmaker may find himself in trouble with the Supreme Court (SC) for taking part recently in the distribution of Emergency Shelter Assistance (ESA) funds to victims of Typhoon Yolanda in Iloilo province.
Senator Francis Escudero on Wednesday said the reported interference of Rep. Niel Tupas Jr. of Iloilo’s Fifth District in the distribution of cash assistance to the typhoon victims could be a defiance of an SC ruling declaring the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) unconstitutional.
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