Malacañang neither confirmed nor denied a report that President Benigno Aquino 3rd did not issue any written authorization for the implementation of the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).
In his column in The Manila Times on Wednesday, former Ambassador Rigoberto Tiglao said Aquino did not issue an executive order, memorandum, or even a marginal note authorizing Budget Secretary Florencio Abad to implement the disbursement scheme, despite the fact that funds for it totaled P158 billion.
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