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Palace defends DBM Secretary Abad from charges he perpetrated pork barrel scam

Posted on August 11, 2015

MANILA, Aug. 11 (PNA) — Malacanang on Tuesday defended Budget and Management Secretary Florencio Abad from accusations that he perpetrated the pork barrel scam.

“Sa atin pong pagkakabatid, ang mga tinutukoy na paratang hinggil sa maling paggamit ng pondo ng bayan, ayon na rin mismo sa special audit report ng COA (Commission on Audit), ay naganap noong 2007, 2008, ang karamihan sa mga transaksyon na ito. At hindi naman po ang kasalukuyang administrasyon ang nanunungkulan noon,” said Communication Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. during the daily press briefing in Malacañang.

“So paano kaya magkakaroon ng katuwiran ‘yung alegasyon hinggil sa partisipasyon ni Secretary Abad dahil hindi naman po siya naninilbihan sa Department of Budget and Management (DBM) sa panahong iyon?” he added.

Lawyer Bonifacio Alentajan on Monday asked the Sandiganbayan to include Abad in the plunder case, saying the latter was responsible for issuing the Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) and Notice of Cash Allocation.

Alentajan is the counsel of former Technology Resource Center director-general Antonio Ortiz, one of the accused in the two graft charges against Senator Juan Ponce Enrile.

“Napakasimple lang po ng datos na dapat maunawaan diyan. Kung ang tinutukoy ay mga transaksyon ‘nung nakaraang administrasyon, paano naman po magkakaroon ng katuwiran na ang papanagutin ay ang nanunungkulan sa kasalukuyan?” said Coloma. (PNA)

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