PCSO does not remit to the President’s Social Fund

In Mr. Paolo Romero’s article “Independent lawmakers want Noy’s power over ‘pork’ clipped” which was published in the September 30, 2013 issue of The Philippine Star, Leyte Rep. Martin Romualdez was supposed to have stated that “…some of the lump sums are “off the book,” or beyond the scrutiny of Congress, like those coming from the Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corp., the Philippine Charity Sweepstakes Office, and the Motor Vehicle User’s Fund, amounting to a total of about P17 billion which Aquino can spend anyway he wants.”

The PCSO does not and has never released any amount to the President’s Social Fund.