THE Senate can still use its embargoed portion of the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) for calamity victims even if the Supreme Court declared the pork barrel unconstitutional, Senate President Franklin Drilon said on Sunday.

In fact, Drilon said, the Senate will present a resolution today expressing the desire of the Senate to realign the remaining PDAF allocation of all senators and add it to the calamity fund of the government.

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