PHDrilon challenged the Department of Budget and Management (DBM) to disclose the billions of pesos worth of Congress-introduced amendments in the 2025 General Appropriations Act (GAA). He said the P731.4 billion comprises P449 billion in pork barrel funds from the 2024 GAA and an additional P347 billion in the 2025 GAA. "You know, I’ve been a senator for 24 years. It’s only now that I’ve seen pork barrels that big. It’s monstrous,” Drilon said in a radio interview. “My challenge to DBM: publish all the insertions and pork barrel subjects for later release,” Drilon said. “I’m not saying it’s bad. All I’m saying is, tell the people what was added.” Drilon had previously criticized the President’s decision not to veto these amendments, describing the veto of some unprogrammed funds as “cosmetic,” as pork barrel allocations remain intact.
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