House Minority Leader Danilo Suarez has revealed how some lawmakers are engaged in the “parking” of their funds in another lawmaker’s district. Suarez said a lawmaker has told him that a certain amount would be “parked” in the latter’s district. Sinabihan siya, ‘o may darating dyan na P500 million sa distrito mo ha pero akin ‘yun… Parking ang tawag. But Suarez refused to name the lawmaker who would be “parking” the amount. READ: ‘Insertions,’ brewing conflict delay House plenary debates on 2019 budget | House leaders bicker over ‘pork’But Suarez denied that the fund is “pork barrel” or the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) which had been declared as unconstitutional by the Supreme Court in 2013.
Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 19, 2018 08:03 UTC