Six more former congressmen will face preliminary investigation by the Philippine Ombudsman over the misuse and illegal diversion of their discretionary Priority Development Assistance Fund. They are to be investigated along with the alleged mastermind of the pork barrel scam, Janet Lim Napoles, and former Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap, whose office became the conduit of funds. Initial findings show that various projects funded by the 6 lawmakers’ pork barrel were unliquidated and did not reach their intended beneficiaries in the rural provinces across the country.
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