MAJORITY and Minority Senators on Tuesday supported President Benigno Aquino 3rd’s decision to suspend the release of the pork barrel funds of lawmakers until the investigation on the alleged misuse of the Priority Development Assitance Fund (PDAF) is completed.

Senators Juan Edgardo “Sonny”Angara, Loren Lagarda, Aquilino  “Koko” Pimentel 3rd, and Antonio Trillanes 4th of the majority bloc all agreed with the president’s move saying it would give the executive and the legislative time to introduce major reforms on the pork barrel system.

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