MANILA, Philippines—Citing the devastation of his home province, Bohol Representative Rene Relampagos has appealed for more funds for the quake-ravaged area, asking both houses of Congress to realign unused funds remaining in the 2013 budget, including their pork barrel, for the victims. Relampagos proposed that the unused pork barrel of senators for this year, as well as other unused or available amounts in the 2013 budget, be allotted instead to help Bohol as well as other provinces ravaged by natural calamities. The amount from the 2013 budget could serve as the initial fund for the province's rehabilitation, he added, and implored his colleagues in Con...
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