ADMINISTRATION and opposition lawmakers nominated projects that were funded through the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP), Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad disclosed on Thursday.

Speaking during a hearing conducted by the Senate finance committee, Abad explained that DAP was not offered exclusively to lawmakers allied with President Benigno Aquino 3rd. In fact, even Bayan Muna party-list proposed projects, he said.

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