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FACTS ISSUES RLAC
1. In July 2013, six whistle blowers, headed by Benhur Luy, exposed that I. No, it is not constitutional. For the following reasons:
for the last decade, the corruption in the pork barrel system had been I. Whether or not the congressional pork barrel system is constitutional.
facilitated by Janet Lim Napoles. Napoles had been helping lawmakers a) separation of powers-
(PDAF)
in funneling their pork barrel funds into about 20 bogus NGOs (non-
government organizations) which would make it appear that government The enforcement of the national budget, as primarily
funds are being used in legit existing projects but are in fact going to II. Whether or not presidential pork barrel system is an undue delegation contained in the GAA, is indisputably a function both
ghost projects. of power.(PD 910. PD 1869)
2. An audit was then conducted by the Commission on Audit and the constitutionally assigned and properly entrusted to the
results thereof concurred with the exposes of Luy et al. Executive branch of government. ." Upon approval and
3. Motivated by the foregoing, Greco Belgica and several others, filed Pork Barrel System is the collective body of rules and practices that govern the passage of the GAA, Congress law -making role
various petitions before the Supreme Court questioning the manner by which lump-sum, discretionary fudetermine the manner of its necessarily comes to an end and from there the
constitutionality of the pork barrel system. utilizationnds, primarily intended for local projects, are utilized through the
Executives role of implementing the national budget
4. They assert that the following elements make up the Pork Barrel respective participations of the Legislative and Executive branches of
government, including its members begins. So as not to blur the constitutional boundaries
System:
between them, Congress must "not concern itself with
(a) lump-sum funds are allocated through the appropriations process to
an individual officer; details for implementation by the Executive."The
(b) the officer is given sole and broad discretion in determining how the The Pork Barrel System involves two (2) kinds of lump-sum discretionary funds: participation of members of congress even if only to
Power Of The Purse