YOUTH groups on Tuesday filed a plunder complaint against Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad at the Office of the Ombudsman in connection with alleged misuse of public funds through the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).

The petitioners led by Kabataan party-list and Youth Act Now! said Abad “misappropriated, misused and malversed public funds” through the DAP, which was declared by the Supreme Court (SC) unconstitutional.

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