Amid the Senate squabble over the unequal distribution of monetary benefits, senatorial candidate JC de los Reyes said he intends to introduce "thriftiness" into the legislature by abolishing the pork barrel whose use he described as "immoral." That would be one of the first things he would do if he is elected, De los Reyes of the Ang Kapatiran Party told a public forum conducted by the GMA show Unang Hirit on Wednesday. De los Reyes took the same stance when he ran unsuccessfully for president in 2010. Two other senatorial candidates, Zambales Rep. Milagros Magsaysay and party-list representative Teodoro Casiño (Bayan Muna), said they ...
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