Things could really get tough for Benigno Aquino 3rd when his presidential term and immunity from prosecution end on July 1. Just the illegal Disbursement Acceleration Program alone could land him in prison for decades.

In its unanimous decision voiding DAP in July 2014, the Supreme Court said: “Upon careful review of the documents contained in the seven evidence packets, we conclude that the ‘savings’ pooled under the DAP were allocated to PAPs [programs and projects] not covered by any appropriations in the pertinent GAAs” or General Appropriations Acts, the national budget.

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