MANILA, Philippines — Albay 1st District Rep. Edcel Lagman on Monday pointed out the “inequitable allocation” of funding infrastructure to different congressional districts in the country as the House of Representatives tackled on the plenary floor the proposed national budget for 2021. ADVERTISEMENTIn his interpellation, Lagman asked for Salceda’s take on claims that some congressmen are inserting “pork barrel” allocation in the proposed budget. It is a question of inequitable allocation of funds particularly for infrastructure projects across the various districts,” Lagman said. Lagman then compared two congressional districts with a difference of P3.8 billion, which he called a “gross disparity.” The lawmaker, however, did not specify the congressional districts he was referring to. This was not the first time that the issue on the distribution of infrastructure funds to congressional districts was tackled in the lower chamber.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2020 09:45 UTC