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PCIJ has attempted to build the history of DAP in the last three years by tracking its disbursements, as well as identifying significant political events that coincided with key movements in the program. To come up with the timeline, which may help provide some clarity about DAP, PCIJ referred to the July 1, 2014 Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the program, as well as to various news reports and issuances from various government offices (particularly the Department of Budget and Management).
PCIJ has attempted to build the history of DAP in the last three years by tracking its disbursements, as well as identifying significant political events that coincided with key movements in the program. To come up with the timeline, which may help provide some clarity about DAP, PCIJ referred to the July 1, 2014 Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the program, as well as to various news reports and issuances from various government offices (particularly the Department of Budget and Management).
PCIJ has attempted to build the history of DAP in the last three years by tracking its disbursements, as well as identifying significant political events that coincided with key movements in the program. To come up with the timeline, which may help provide some clarity about DAP, PCIJ referred to the July 1, 2014 Supreme Court ruling on the constitutionality of the program, as well as to various news reports and issuances from various government offices (particularly the Department of Budget and Management).
By Rowena F. Caronan and Karol Ilagan Philippine Center for Investigative Journalis IT TOOK a peeved senator, who was being accused of corruption, for the pubic to be inadvertent! introduced to what is now "nown as DA# or the Disburse$ent Acceeration #rogra$% &et a$ost a !ear after Senator 'ose ('inggo!) E*ercito Estrada + now in *ai for aeged punder + gave his priviege speech that ed to the reveation about DA#, itte re$ains cear about the controversia progra$% In arge part, this is because of the apparent propensit! of the A,uino govern$ent to be sting! with detais about it% #-I' itsef has had a re,uest for specific data on DA# pending with the Budget Depart$ent for the ast nine $onths. b! $ost indications, the wait is not about to end an!ti$e soon% In the $eanti$e, #-I' has atte$pted to buid the histor! of DA# in the ast three !ears b! trac"ing its disburse$ents, as we as identif!ing significant poitica events that coincided with "e! $ove$ents in the progra$% To co$e up with the ti$eine, which $a! hep provide so$e carit! about DA#, #-I' referred to the 'u! 1, /011 Supre$e -ourt ruing on the constitutionait! of the progra$, as we as to various news reports and issuances fro$ various govern$ent offices 2particuar! the Depart$ent of Budget and 3anage$ent4% !"## January$June The #hiippine econo$! grows at an average rate of 5%6 percent, beow the five7 to si87 percent forecast, according to reports of the 9ationa Statistica -oordination Board 29S-B4% The figure represents a sowdown fro$ the :%/7percent growth in /010 when eection spending boosted the econo$!% ;overn$ent underspending, $ost! in infrastructure pro*ects, which began in /010, and the unfavorabe word econo$ic environ$ent, is puing down the countr!)s econo$ic growth% #resident Benigno S% A,uino III is critici<ed for the econo$ic sowdown on account of poicies that focused on reducing deficit, as we as the introduction of carefu screening of govern$ent contracts, that has apparent! ed to i$pe$entation dea!s% =hie the $easures are touted to i$prove fisca baance, the! have not heped the econo$! to absorb e8terna shoc"s fro$ poitica tensions in the 3idde East and 9orth Africa, an earth,ua"e and tsuna$i in 'apan, and the recessions in the >nited States and Europe% The first haf of /011, however, has the egisative branch $a"ing swift $oves that are dee$ed to aign with or favor the ad$inistration)s pans% On 3arch //, for instance, the ?ouse of Representatives woud vote to i$peach then O$buds$an 3erceditas ;utierre< on grounds of her aeged inaction on the fertii<er fund sca$, 9ationa Broadband 9etwor"7@hing Aing Teeco$$unications E,uip$ent Inc% 29B97 @TE4 dea, BEuro generasC scanda, 3ega7#acific dea, and the #hiip #estaDo case% The O$buds$an)s ow conviction rate is aso cited as another reason to have her i$peached% The fertii<er fund sca$ supposed! invoved for$er #resident ;oria 3acapaga7Arro!o% Arro!o woud be ceared in this case b! the O$buds$an in 3a! /011% She and her husband, however, woud re$ain respondents in a graft case reated to the 9B97@TE dea% ;utierre<, $eanti$e, woud announce her resignation fro$ office on Apri /6, /011, subse,uent! canceing the i$peach$ent tria that was supposed to ta"e pace at the Senate% Aso on 3arch //, the ?ouse approves ?ouse Bi 9o% 111E, a $easure see"ing to s!nchroni<e the Autono$ous Region in 3usi$ 3indanao 2AR334 eections with the 3a! /015 pos% This thereb! postpones the AR33 eections origina! schedued to ta"e pace on August :, /011% On 'une E, the Senate passes Senate Bi 9o% /FGE, the counterpart $easure see"ing to postpone the August :, /011 AR33 eections% Three wee"s ater, on 'une 50, #resident A,uino signs into aw Repubic Act 9o% 101G5, which s!nchroni<es the ne8t AR33 pos with the 3a! 15, /015 $idter$ eections% R%A% 9o% 101G5 i"ewise aows the #resident to na$e officers7in7charge to serve in AR33 unti 'une 50, /015% On 'u! /E, A,uino sub$its to -ongress the proposed #1%:1E7triion budget for /01/% This was considered to be A,uino)s first officia budget after having assu$ed office in the $idde of /010% August % In an interview after the Deveop$ent and Budget -oordination -o$$ittee 2DB--4 briefing for senators on the /01/ proposed budget, Senator Hran"in 3% Drion e8presses concern over govern$ent underspending, which e8perts sa! coud hurt growth targets% BI a$ gad that the DB-- is aware of this and the! are e8erting e8tra effort in order that there can be $ore spending, there can be $ore pubic infrastructure spending,C Drion sa!s% BThis is rea! so$ething that $ust be oo"ed at carefu!, especia! given the recession in the >%S%C The senator notes that the DB-- had agreed Bto $a"e $ore accurate assess$ent,C but not necessari! to revise growth targets, in two $onths% DB-- at this ti$e is co$posed of Budget and 3anage$ent Secretar! Horencio B% Abad, Socioecono$ic #anning Secretar! -a!etano =% #aderanga 'r%, E8ecutive Secretar! #a,uito 9% Ochoa 'r%, Hinance Secretar! -esar I% #urisi$a, and Bang"o Sentra ng #iipinas ;overnor A$ando 3% Tetangco 'r% Arsenio 3% Baisacan woud ater repace #aderanga in 3a! /01/% August &# In his outoo" for the third and fourth ,uarters of /011, #aderanga hints at an Bacceerated spending panC that DB3 has in the wor"s% #aderanga sa!s in a press reease, B=e want to opti$i<e fisca spending)s contribution to growth% As such, the acceerated spending progra$ ai$s to fast7trac" govern$ent disburse$ents in the second haf of the !ear, in order to shore up the eve of econo$ic activit!% Hor instance, recogni<ing the ow utii<ation and absorptive capacit! of its depart$ents and agencies, the govern$ent focused on fast $oving e8penditures to beef up its spending%C 'epte(er #& In separate press reeases, Senators Drion and Edgardo (Ed) '% Angara, chair and vice chair of the Senate -o$$ittee on Hinance respective!, urge the Depart$ent of #ubic =or"s and ?ighwa!s 2D#=?4 to boost infrastructure deveop$ent to sti$uate growth% Drion sa!s D#=? shoud acceerate its i$pe$entation of infrastructure pro*ects% Angara, $eanwhie, stressed the i$portance of Bsti$uative spendingC at a ti$e of Bi$$inent crisis%C On the sa$e da!, the Supre$e -ourt issues a te$porar! restraining order against the i$pe$entation of Repubic Act 9o% 101G5, a aw postponing the schedued August :, /011 eections in AR33% 'epte(er #) The ?ouse of Representatives approves the proposed #1%:1E7triion nationa budget for /01/% *+to(er #" DB3, in docu$ents sub$itted ater to the Supre$e -ourt, ad$its to $a"ing actua disburse$ents of #EF,F//,/:0,000 of the #F/%117biion DA# on October 10, /011% 29oteJ These docu$ents were cited in the concurringKdissenting opinion that Associate 'ustice Antonio T% -arpio woud write about DA# in 'u! /011%4 The reease of the first tranche of DA# funds woud happen two da!s before DA# was actua! aunched or introduced through a 3e$orandu$ for the #resident that Secretar! Abad issued on October 1/, /011% *+to(er ## In a press reease, then Senator Ed Angara sa!s, L=h! are we hoarding so $uch pubic $one!M 3one! unspent, is $one! useess +a useess asset when there is so $uch urgent necessar! infrastructure and pubic wor"s cr!ing out for prosecution and i$pe$entation%C *+to(er #! Abad see"s the #resident)s approva to i$pe$ent the Disburse$ent Acceeration #rogra$ through a $e$orandu$ containing a ist of fund sources for #F/%117biion worth of pro*ects supposed! ai$ed to speed up disburse$ents% In his state$ent introducing DA#, Abad sa!s #resident A,uino has instructed his govern$ent to e8ecute additiona pro*ects to boster econo$ic growth for /011 because the disburse$ent perfor$ance had not been enough that August% Drion, $eanwhie, had earier re$ar"ed that he was doubtfu of Bthe abiit! of the govern$ent to acceerate spendingC given its perfor$ance in the ast eight $onths of /011% *+to(er &" A DB3 disburse$ent perfor$ance report reeased for this $onth sa!s so$e #/E biion worth of disburse$ents in October had been attributed to DA#% The report aso identifies nine pro*ects that received aot$ents under the DA#% 2See Sidebar Table 14 DB3 aso ac"nowedges in the report that dea!s brought about b! reaign$ents and carefu pro*ect identification and panning had caused $a*or bac"ogs in the fisca progra$% But it ,uaifies that these were necessar! to ensure the ,uait! of spending% B=ith these deveop$ents, the govern$ent re$ains positive that pubic sector spending wi continue acceerating in the co$ing $onths and that the prudent e8penditure $anage$ent e8ercised b! depart$entsKagencies in e8ecuting their budgets wi reap onger7ter$ fisca and econo$ic benefits,C the Budget Depart$ent sa!s% ,ove(er !! Ioting 1:71, the Senate approves the /01/ budget proposa on third reading% On! then Senator 'o"er Arro!o opposes the approva, as he raises concerns against u$p7su$ appropriations% LThe function of -ongress is to chec" the e8cesses of the e8ecutive, I do not thin" we have done our *ob,L a Sun Star report woud ,uote Arro!o as sa!ing% ,ove(er &" In its 9ove$ber /011 Assess$ent on Disburse$ent #erfor$ance report, DB3 sa!s it has reeased aot$ents for four pro*ects worth #16%/ biion under the DA#% 2See Sidebar Table 24 The Budget Depart$ent woud ater e8pain in its Dece$ber /011 report that the Bbu" of the reeases fro$ the >nprogra$$ed Hund went to 9?A for the AH#K#9# housing pro*ect 2#5%G biion4, Ioio resette$ent pro*ect, and 9orth Triange Reocation #ro*ect%C It woud aso sa! that these pro*ects were funded b! the windfa coection of ;overn$ent Hinancia Institutions 2;HIs4 dividends re$itted to the Treasur! in 'anuar! /011% De+e(er #! DB3 re,uests an Bo$nibus authorit! to consoidate /011 savingsKunutii<ed baances and its reaign$ent to fund additiona pro*ects totaing to #15%1 biionC as suppe$ent to current DA# funds% B! end of Dece$ber, DB3 woud state in a press reease that it had disbursed #F%E biion and reeased aot$ents worth #5%G biion fro$ the #15%1 biion additiona fund% In tota, DA# woud now be worth #:G%G1 biion% Aso on Dece$ber 1/, the ?ouse of Representatives i$peaches Supre$e -ourt -hief 'ustice Renato -orona on grounds of aeged graft and corruption, cupabe vioation of the -onstitution, and betra!a of pubic trust% A ;3A 9ews report woud ater sa! that 1:: of /:1 ?ouse $e$bers signed the verified co$paint against the chief *ustice% This aowed the co$paint to be trans$itted direct! to the Senate without undergoing ?ouse co$$ittee deiberations% De+e(er #- #resident A,uino signs the #1%:1E7triion nationa budget for /01/% The /01/ ;enera Appropriations Act incudes the #56%G7biion conditiona cash transfer progra$, the ad$inistration)s $ain anti7povert! $easure% De+e(er !# DB3 ad$its to actua disburse$ents of #11,001,1GF,000 under DA# b! this date, according to -arpio)s separate opinion in the Supre$e -ourt ruing on DA#% Tota actua disburse$ents under DA# a$ounts to #F:%F5 biion, incuding the disburse$ent in October /011% These figures, however, woud differ fro$ those in a 'anuar! 6, /01/ DB3 press reease in which the Budget Depart$ent announced tota actua disburse$ents of #E1%5E biion b! the end of Dece$ber /011% (See Sidebar Table 3) In the sa$e press reease, DB3 woud aso identif! the 1: progra$s and pro*ects as part of the #15%17biion DA#% (See Sidebar Table 4) De+e(er &" DB3)s disburse$ent perfor$ance report as of Dece$ber /011 identifies the foowing aot$ent reeases under the DA# for 3aintenance and Other Operating E8pensesJ 1% Hinancia subsid! given to N;>s that are endorsed b! the Depart$ent of the Interior and Noca ;overn$ent 2DIN;4 as recipients of the Sea of ;ood ?ouse"eeping 2#G%/ biion4. and /% Hunding for i$prove$ent of disaster panning and response through the Depart$ent of Science and Technoog!)s 2DOST)s4 9ationwide Disaster Ris" E8posure, Assess$ent, and 3itigation 2DREA34 progra$ 2#1%E biion4% Tota actua disburse$ents in Dece$ber /011 a$ount to #F:%F5 biion, incuding the #EF%F/ biion in October and #11 biion on Dece$ber /1, /011% But this figure woud differ fro$ DB3Os press reease on 'anuar! 6, /01/ and which woud announce that as of Dece$ber 51, /011, actua disburse$ents a$ounted to on! #E1%5E biion% !"#! January #) The Senate sitting as an i$peach$ent court begins the tria of then -hief 'ustice Renato -orona% .ay !/ Twent! senators vote to convict -orona% Three others 77 Senators 3iria$ Defensor7Santiago, 'o"er Arro!o, and Herdinand (Bongbong) 3arcos 'r% 77 vote to ac,uit hi$% June !- DB3 re,uests an o$nibus authorit! to poo savings and to fund proposed pro*ects% DB3 woud aso ad$it to actua disburse$ents of #/1,GE1,G:F,000 under the DA# on 'une /F, according to -arpio)s separate opinion% Tota actua disburse$ents under DA# now a$ount to #100%/6 biion% July #% Abad issues 9ationa Budget -ircuar 9o% G11 or the BAdoption of Operationa Efficienc! 3easure + =ithdrawa of Agencies) >nobigated Aot$ents as of 'une 50, /01/%C The circuar provides that Ba reeased aot$ents in H& /011 charged against R%A% 9o% 1011F which re$ained unobigated as of 'une 50, /01/ sha be i$$ediate! considered for withdrawa%C The withdrawn aot$ents, the circuar sa!s, $a! be reissued for the origina progra$s and pro*ects of the agencies concerned fro$ which the aot$ents were withdrawn, reaigned to cover additiona funding for other e8isting progra$s and pro*ects of the agenc!, and used to aug$ent e8isting progra$s and pro*ects not considered in the /01/ budget but e8pected to be started or i$pe$ented during the current !ear% The ast condition sha be sub*ect to the approva of the #resident% July &" According to DB3)s Assess$ent of Disburse$ent #erfor$ance for 'u! /01/, another Disburse$ent Acceeration #rogra$ is panned for i$pe$entation during the !ear and this woud be based on the e8tent of appropriations that re$ain unobigated to date% July !- A,uino sub$its to -ongress the proposed #/%00E7triion nationa budget for /015% August # The ?ouse of Representatives starts its co$$ittee7eve deiberations on the proposed #/%00E7triion nationa budget for /015% 'epte(er 0 Hor the third ti$e since /011 DB3 re,uests an o$nibus authorit! to poo savings and to fund proposed pro*ects% DB3 aso ad$its to actua disburse$ents of #/,F51,0:0,000 under the DA# b! Sept% G, according to -arpio)s separate opinion in the Supre$e -ourt ruing on DA#% Tota actua disburse$ents under DA# now reach #105 biion% 'epte(er !" The ?ouse of Representatives approves the proposed #/%00E7triion nationa budget for /015 on second reading% *+to(er #$- The fiing of -ertificates of -andidac! for the /015 $idter$ eections ta"es pace during this wee"% ,ove(er !% The Senate approves on third and fina reading the #/%00E7triion budget for /015% De+e(er 0 T!phoon Pablo wrea"s havoc in 3indanao, affecting $ore than F11,000 fa$iies and eaving over a thousand dead% De+e(er #/ #resident A,uino signs the #/%00E7triion budget for /015% In the $eanti$e, DB3 for the fourth ti$e re,uests an o$nibus authorit! to poo savings and to fund proposed pro*ects% DB3 woud aso ad$it to actua disburse$ents of #55,0:/,E05,000 under the DA#, according to -arpio)s separate opinion% Tota actua disburse$ents under DA# now a$ount to #15E%1 biion% De+e(er !# DB3 reeases a ist of identified pro*ects and progra$s that woud be funded b! the additiona #55 biion% 2See Sidebar Table 54 !"#& .ay #& The /015 $id7ter$ eections are conducted% The senatoria pos coincide with the oca eections and the genera eections in the Autono$ous Region in 3usi$ 3indanao% Tweve senators woud be eected, haf of who$ woud be re7eectionists and the other haf newco$ers bearing fa$iiar surna$es% The winning re7eectionists incude Senators Hrancis (-hi<) Escudero, Norna Regina (Noren) Negarda, Aan #eter -a!etano, A,uiino (Ko"o) #i$ente III, Antonio Trianes II, and ;regorio (;ringo) ?onasan II% Senators Benigno (Ba$) A,uino II, 9anc! Bina!, 'oseph Iictor ('I) E*ercito, 'uan Edgardo (Sonn!) Angara, -!nthia Iiar, and ;race #oe i"ewise woud ta"e their oath of office% .ay !" DB3 re,uests another o$nibus authorit! to poo savings to fund proposed pro*ects% This is the fifth of such re,uest b! the Budget Depart$ent% June #1 DB3 ad$its to actua disburse$ents of #1,EG:,/1G,000 under DA#, according to -arpio)s separate opinion% B! this ti$e, DA# disburse$ents tota #110%: biion% July The Philippine Daily Inquirer pubishes a series of reports on the #riorit! Deveop$ent Assistance Hund 2#DAH4 based on accounts of whistebower Benhur Nu!% The reports sa! businesswo$an 'anet Ni$ 9apoes and at east five senators aeged! eicited $one! of the #DAH% Nu! is a cousin and for$er aide of 9apoes% Inquirers reports ead to an investigation on the por"7barre sca$ b! the Depart$ent of 'ustice 2DO'4 and the 9ationa Bureau of Investigation 29BI4% August #) -OA pubishes its specia audit on the use of the #riorit! Deveop$ent Assistance Hund and Iarious Infrastructure incuding Noca #ro*ects fro$ /00F to /006% -OA identifies adverse findings on the use and $anage$ent of the por" barre that e8cessive grants of #DAH to so$e aw$a"ers and the reease of funds to dubious nongovern$enta organi<ations and pro*ects% -OA)s specia audit triggers a Senate investigation on the por"7barre sca$% Earier, the Senate had announced that it woud not conduct a probe because of the pending investigation being carried out b! the DO' and 9BI% August !& A wee" after the reease of the -OA specia audit on #DAH, #resident A,uino announces the supposed aboition of the por"7barre s!ste$% &et instead of being a u$p7su$ ite$ in the budget, the #/G%117biion #DAH woud ater be re7aigned to si8 "e! agencies in the /011 nationa budget% E8cept for D#=?, each agenc! woud have a bigger #DAH to i$pe$ent in /011% The agencies woud aso focus on on! one t!pe of pro*ect% August !) #rotesters trooped to Ri<a #ar" in 3ania caing for the aboition of #DAH% The ra! dubbed as the B3iion #eope 3archC woud be considered the first and biggest de$onstration !et during the A,uino ad$inistration% August !/ The Senate Bue Ribbon -o$$ittee starts its hearings on the por"7barre sca$% Businesswo$an 'anet Ni$ 9apoes, whistebower Benhur Nu!, for$er Technoog! Resource -enter director Dennis -unanan, and Rub! Tuason woud be a$ong those who woud attend and testif! during the Senate hearings% 'epte(er & In a etter signed b! D#=? Assistant Secretar! Di$as S% Soguion, the D#=? updates #residentia Adviser on #eace #rocess Teresita Puintos Dees on the status of i$pe$entation of the three pro*ects under #a!apa at 3asaganang #a$a!anan 2#A3A9A4 #rogra$ for /01/, which had been funded through the DA#% 2See Sidebar Table 64 The #A3A9A #rogra$ was estabished to e8tend deveop$ent interventions to co$$unities affected b! confict% It is being $anaged b! the Office of the #residentia Adviser on the #eace #rocess% 'epte(er #) The 9ationa Bureau of Investigation reco$$ends before the Office of the O$buds$an the fiing of charges of punder and $aversation of pubic funds against 5: individuas% The ist incudes businesswo$an 'anet Ni$ 9apoes, Senators Ra$on (Bong) Revia 'r%, 'inggo! Estrada, 'uan #once Enrie, and two for$er $e$bers of the ?ouse% 'epte(er !- In his priviege speech, Estrada reveas that so$e senators, incuding hi$sef, had been aotted an additiona #G0 $iion each as BincentiveC for supposed! voting in favor of the i$peach$ent of -hief 'ustice Renato -% -orona% 2See Sidebar Table 4 On the sa$e da!, DB3 re,uests another o$nibus authorit! to poo savings to fund the rehabiitation pan for the areas affected b! T!phoon Pablo a$ounting to #10%G51 biion% The a$ount is to be sourced fro$ the /01/ and /015 pooed savings fro$ progra$$ed appropriations and revenue windfa coections during the first se$ester, $a"ing up the /015 >nprogra$$ed Hund% 'epte(er !) DB3 ad$its to actua disburse$ents of #:,1:6,E00,000 under DA# b! this date, according to -arpio)s separate opinion% DA# disburse$ents now reach #116%/G biion% This is the ast DA# disburse$ent before the progra$ woud beco$e controversia% 'epte(er &" Abad issues a state$ent e8paining that the funds reeased to the senators were part of DA#, a progra$ designed b! DB3 to ra$p up spending to acceerate econo$ic growth% The budget secretar! sa!s DA# funds are usua! ta"en fro$ unreeased appropriations under persona services, unprogra$$ed funds, carr!7over appropriations unreeased fro$ the previous !ear, and budgets for sow7$oving ite$s or pro*ects that had been reaigned to support faster7disbursing pro*ects% *+to(er #
In a state$ent, -o$$ission on Audit -hair 3aria ;racia 3% #uido7Tan sa!s that in response to Senator 3iria$ Defensor SantiagoOs etter re,uest, the -OA was aread! oo"ing into the DA# reeases, particuar! those issued pro*ects identified b! egisators% BHro$ the initia reports of our audit custers, there are at east two agencies found to have received DA# aocations fro$ egisators% The corresponding audit reports sha be reeased in due course%C *+to(er 1$,ove(er % 9ine petitions assaiing the constitutionait! of DA# and issuances reated to it are fied before the Supre$e -ourt% *+to(er !! The ?ouse of Representatives approves the #/%/E:7triion proposed nationa budget for /011% The budget proposa is rid of the #DAH u$p su$, which is instead reaigned to the budget of si8 i$pe$enting agencies% *+to(er &" Addressing the nation in a teevised speech, #resident A,uino hits bac" at critics e,uating the controversia #riorit! Deveop$ent Assistance Hund or the por"7barre s!ste$ with DA#% BThe Disburse$ent Aocation #rogra$ is not por" barre,C sa!s A,uino% BOf the DA# reeases in /011 and /01/, on! nine percent was disbursed for pro*ects suggested b! egisators%C ?e sa!s that spending through DA# is cear! aowed b! the -onstitution and b! other aws, as we as argues that it is on! a na$e for a process wherein govern$ent can spend both savings and new and additiona revenues% Aided b! a sideshow, A,uino tries to e8pain what DA# is and its supposed Brea, tangibeC benefits to Hiipinos% ?e cites so$e of the pro*ects funded b! DA# such as #ro*ect 9OA? of the Depart$ent of Science and Technoog!, Training7for7=or" Schoarship #rogra$ of Technica Education and S"is Deveop$ent Authorit!, construction of infrastructure in 3indanao and other areas, and pa!$ent of ;overn$ent Service Insurance S!ste$ pre$iu$s for DepEd e$po!ees, a$ong others% ,ove(er % T!phoon !olanda devastates parts of -entra #hiippines% !olanda 2internationa codena$eJ "aiyan4 woud be recorded as the strongest and $ost destructive t!phoon to hit the countr!, "iing over E,000 peope and da$aging #:G%:6 biion worth of properties% ,ove(er #/ The Supre$e -ourt conducts the first ora argu$ent on the constitutionait! of the DA#% On the sa$e da!, the Supre$e -ourt en ban# votes to decare as unconstitutiona the use of the por" or #DAH% It reverses three prior ruings that uphed the roe and power of -ongress over the use, aocation, and disburse$ent of por" for the pet pro*ects of senators and congress$en% ,ove(er !) The Senate approves on third and fina reading the #/%/E17triion proposed nationa budget for /011% The Senate version is #5%/ biion ess than the a$ount origina! proposed in the E8ecutive)s Budget #roposa% De+e(er !" #resident A,uino signs the #/%/E17triion nationa budget for /011% To speed up budgetar! reeases, the DB3 adopts the ;enera Appropriations Act as reease docu$ent in /011% Agenc! budgets, e8cuding u$p7su$ funds, specia purpose funds, and auto$atic appropriations, are considered reeased as aot$ents when the /011 ;AA ta"es into effect% De+e(er !% Abad sub$its a $e$orandu$ to the #resident co7signed Hinance Secretar! -esar #urisi$a and Socioecono$ic #anning Secretar! Arsenio Baisacan reco$$ending the ter$ination of DA#% !"#0 January !) The #hiippine govern$ent and the 3oro Isa$ic Niberation Hront sign the Anne8 on 9or$ai<ation, paving the wa! for the signing of the -o$prehensive Agree$ent on the Bangsa$oro% January !% The Supre$e -ourt conducts the second ora argu$ent on the constitutionait! of the DA#% Fe(ruary #% The Supre$e -ourt conducts the third and fina ora argu$ent on the constitutionait! of the DA#% July # In a 157071 decision, the Supre$e -ourt rues that certain Bacts and practicesC of the DA# are unconstitutiona% July 0 DB3 reeases a press reease in response to a report cai$ing that #5G/%F biion was $ade avaiabe at the disposa of the e8ecutive for DA# pro*ects% According to the DB3 press reease, a tota of #15E%FG biion 77 #EG%G6 biion for$ the /011 budget and #F1%1E biion fro$ the /01/ budget 77 was $ade avaiabe for DA# pro*ects% DB3 further notes that the tota a$ount actua! used fro$ the fund was #111%G: biion% PCIJ, July 2014
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