PRESIDENT Benigno Aquino 3rd will not stop public funds from being misused even if he replaces the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) with a different system, according to the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG).

Bobby Tuazon, director of CenPEG’s Policy Studies, said on Sunday President Aquino will “promote a culture of impunity in another form” if he pushes through with his plan to replace the “pork barrel” system with the line projects scheme.

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