Palace allies block House ‘pork barrel’ probe

ALLIES of President Benigno Aquino 3rd at the House of Representatives are blocking the move of minority lawmakers to initiate an investigation into the alleged misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or “pork barrel” of some lawmakers.

The resolution seeking an inquiry into the use of the PDAF introduced on Tuesday by the minority bloc did not gain support from the Majority coalition.