Malacañang on Monday said that it will not force Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) Chair Zenaida Ducut to resign amid her alleged involvement in the pork barrel scam.

The National Bureau of Investigation earlier accused Ducut of acting as a broker of several former lawmakers, including resigned Customs Commissioner Rufino Biazon, who transferred their pork barrel funds to dubious NGOs allegedly controlled by Napoles.

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