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Long title

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION HEEDING THE CLAMOR OF THE FILIPINO PEOPLE TO ABOLISH THE PORK BARREL SYSTEM, ALSO KNOWN AS THE PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND (PDAF), AND ANY VARIATION THEREOF, THAT IS, THE PRACTICE OF GIVING DISCRETIONARY POWERS TO LEGISLATORS OVER LUMP SUM APPROPRIATIONS, WHICH HAS LED TO MANY ABUSES AND INSTANCES OF CORRUPTION, ADOPTING LINE-ITEM BUDGETING IN THE 2014 GENERAL APPROPRIATIONS ACT, AND ENSURING THE EQUITABLE DISTRIBUTION OF DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AND FUNDING NATIONWIDE.

Scope

National

Legislative status

Pending in the Committee (8/27/2013)