A militant group accused the government on Sunday of not being serious in battling corruption in the country. Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) Secretary General Renato Reyes Jr. made the remark after the Department of Justice (DOJ) temporarily placed Janet Lim Napoles under the Witness Protection Program (WPP). READ: Napoles now under provisional WPP coverageADVERTISEMENTProvisional coverage only allows additional security and medical attention for her, the DOJ explained. READ: Napoles, pork barrel scam ‘brains,’ gets gov’t protectionShe has issued an affidavit that reportedly implicates three more senators and two former executive officials to the multi-billion-peso pork barrel scam. “The pork barrel system is alive and well in Congress, through various informal means.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer March 18, 2018 04:30 UTC