MANILA, Philippines---The allocation based on so-called "bottom-up budgeting," unless exorbitant, may not be considered "pork," Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III said on Tuesday. Sotto said this following Senator Panfilo Lacson's latest revelation of an alleged plan to give congressmen P700 million allocation each and P1.5 billion each to 22 deputy speakers of the House of Representatives. If the plan pushes through, Lacson said the total amount of "pork" for House members alone would reach P54 billion. But for Sotto, "Kung ito ay manggagaling sa tinatawag na bottom-up budgeting, nasa NEP (National Expenditure Program), sinubmit sa House, huwag lang masyadong exorbitant ...
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