FORMER Iloilo congressman Augusto Syjuco Jr. on Monday asked the Supreme Court to declare the creation and implementation of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) unconstitutional and illegal.

In a petition for Prohibition, Mandamus and Certiorari, Syjuco urged the Court to order the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to freeze the DAP and recommend the filing of criminal and administrative cases against Budget Secretary Florencio “Butch” Abad and Senate President Franklin Drilon “for their illegal and unconstitutional acts.”

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