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MANILA, Philippines – The special audit conducted by the Commission on Audit (COA) reveals the many ways lawmakers abused their pork barrel from 2007 to 2009. Here’s a summary of the allocations noted in the COA report:
| P80-B |
approved allocation from 2007 to 2009 under budget laws – P51 B for hard (infrastructure projects under DPWH) – P29 B for soft (non-infra projects like education, health, livelihood, among others)
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| P115-B |
actual pork barrel released by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) – P101 B for hard projects – P14.38 B for soft projects
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| P41-B |
covered by COA special audit. This covers pork barrel allocations released to agriculture, public works, and social welfare and development departments – P32.7 B in hard projects – P8.4 B in soft projects
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| P600-M |
– allocation for each senator (P200 M per year) |
| P210-M |
– allocation for each representative (P70 M per year) |
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