JV admits to his own “institutional insertion” 20 SHARES Share it! Ejercito stressed this amid allegations by the House of Representatives that senators, like House members, also have pork barrel appropriations. The late Senator Miriam Santiago had lambasted members of Congress of pocketing so much from their pork barrel appropriations by way of commissions from contractors. Asked during a radio interview Saturday what was the atmosphere during the bicameral conference committee meetings on the budget, Ejercito said there appeared a tendency not to pass the budget. ‘’Our economy would be affected in a re-enacted budget,’’ he added.

Source: Manila Bulletin February 02, 2019 07:39 UTC