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Aquino urged anew to let go of presidential pork Aug 16th 2013, 22:46 DAVAO CITY, Philippines—Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares on Friday urged President Benigno Aquino III "to let go" his presidential pork from the Malampaya Fund and channel this instead to a proposed pension fund for barangay officials.   "The Malampaya Fund is a much-abused presidential pork barrel because its disposition merely rests on presidential discretion," Colmenares said in a statement.   He said the direct hand-over of the fund to presidential allies had resulted in its misuse in graft-ridden projects.   To avoid this, the party-list representative said his group had refiled House Bill No. 180 or the barangay pension fund bill in Jul... Keep on reading: Aquino urged anew to let go of presidential pork Media files: neri-colmenares-on-three-articles-only-01312012.jpg (image/jpeg)

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