Former Iloilo Rep. Augusto Syjuco has asked the Supreme Court to disbar Senate President Franklin Drilon and cite him in contempt for allegedly violating the temporary restraining order issued by the High Court stopping the release and disbursement of the remaining pork barrel fund for 2013.

In his 21-page Petition for Prohibition, Certiorari and Mandamus, the former lawmaker said that the high tribunal should disbar Drilon for filing Senate Resolution No. 302 seeking the realignment of senators’ unused Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF).

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