In a bid to warn corrupt officials, the Senate on Monday has erected a “do not plunder” sign in the P20 billion-fund to rehabilitate Yolanda-hit and quake-damaged areas in the Visayas.

Senate President Pro Tempore Ralph Recto said that a special provision of the P20 billion budget for Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program in the 2014 National Budget inflicts long jail terms and hefty fines for those who will embezzle rebuilding funds.

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