Budget Secretary Florencio Abad rebuffed the view that the P143.8-billion lump sum discretionary funds under the 2014 General Appropriations Act are unconstitutional like the pork barrel, or Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).
Abad questioned the grounds of the petition by former Manila councilor Greco Belgica that the P143.8-billion lump sum discretionary funds, saying that lump sum discretionary funds are recognized by the Constitution.
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