Atty. Dodo Dulay
The ongoing controversy regarding the misuse and abuse of government funds— whether through Malacañang’s Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) or legislators’ Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)—is the result of the systemic breakdown in accountability and ethics among the three governmental bodies responsible for overseeing the use of public money: the Congress, the Palace and the Commission on Audit (COA).