A lawmaker on Tuesday said that the P55-billion insertions in the proposed 2019 national budget are not irregular or illegal. “Legally, wala akong nakikita na ano pa ah , based on my experience… Definitely, magiging illegal siya kung lalampas dun sa budget proposal ng Presidente.”(Legally, I don’t see anything wrong based on my experience…Definitely it would be illegal if the amount exceeds the budget proposal of the President.) Even House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez has denied that “insertions” in some lawmakers’ budget for 2019 could be considered as “pork” or lump sum discretionary fund. READ: Suarez denies ‘pork’ insertion in 2019 budgetADVERTISEMENT‘Insertions’Biazon said insertions are regularly proposed by lawmakers during the budget process. “Definitely magiging illegal siya kung lalampas dun sa budget proposal ng Presidente (Definitely, it would be illegal if it exceeds the budget proposal of the President),” he added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 18, 2018 08:54 UTC