THE Supreme Court on Tuesday stopped the release of the remaining Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or “pork barrel” of lawmakers for 2013 and the Malampaya gas funds.

During the en banc deliberations of the High Court yesterday, the magistrates unanimously voted to issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) stopping the Department of Budget and Management, Malacañang, Senate and the House of Representatives from releasing any amount coming from the PDAF of senators and congressmen.

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