Palace: Marcos Didn’t Discuss Leadership Fund with Bonoan
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Palace says DPWH’s convergence, special support program is neither new nor secret
Malacañang said the Convergence and Special Support Program (CSSP) under the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) existed even before the Marcos administration, raising questions about claims that it has become a vehicle for major scams.Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro said on Tuesday, Aug. 18, that the program has existed under the DPWH and is reflected in national budgets.She also stressed that it …
Leadership fund not a Marcos administration program
The so-called "leadership fund" for lawmakers as claimed by former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan was never a program of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s administration, Malacañang said on Monday.
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has disapproved the so-called “leadership fund” in the DPWH for lawmakers. According to Palace Press Officer Claire Castro, Marcos himself said that he never instructed former Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Secretary Manuel Bonoan to create the said fund. Castro clarified that the president’s directive to Bonoan was to ensure that the funds go to projects needed by communities, not to specific lawma…
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