"The mayor, who requested not to be named in the meantime, disclosed that the Cabinet member parked the allocation in flood-mitigation projects for the region," Andaya said in a statement to reporters. Andaya said that the ex-Cabinet member, whom he did not name, is running for an “elective post” in the 2019 elections. Andaya, who was Budget secretary when House Speaker Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (Pampanga) was president, said that the budget for flood mitigation projects ballooned to P133 billion from P79 billion in 2017. READ: Diokno in-laws bag P550 million infra projects — AndayaHouse Resolution No. READ: Cabinet secretaries slam House resolution calling for Diokno's firingPresidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo said that he was "dismayed" at the House Resolution filed by Suarez.

Source: Philippine Star December 16, 2018 09:45 UTC