Sangil: The Second district deserves the funds

HE IS mincing no words. He is banking on a settled moral authority that he never touch with a ten foot pole the pork barrel reserved, or shall we say inserted for members of congress and the senate.

That’s Senator Panfilo ‘Ping’ Lacson who in the previous weeks was so insistent that there were pork barrel insertions in the next year’s P3.7 trillion budget. Many people believe him. But as they say, there are always two sides in an issue.

In an effort to tell the truth that will land in the front pages he manifestly wronged former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo (GMA) when he pictured the latter to have taken advantage of her being the speaker of the House of Representatives.

That GMA got a whooping P2.4 billion worth of projects for the second congressional district of Pampanga which she represents.

Coming to the rescue, Congressman Rolando Andaya of Camarines Sur who is currently the majority floor leader said 99 congressmen got more than what GMA will get for her district. In short, the second congressional district of Pampanga ranked number 100 in terms of budget allocation. But as usual, the Philippine Daily Inquirer, ‘the official bulletin of the yellows’ feasted on the disclosure of Lacson.

Now to complete the story. There’s now a deep resentment against the senator voiced by the people of the second district of Pampanga.

The reason is why Senator Ping always wanted to put on a bad light their representative.

The P2.4 billion worth of projects that will be equitably distributed to the district’s five towns namely, Porac, Sta. Rita, Guagua, Sasmuan, Florida Blanca and Lubao are the needed funding for the many delayed infrastructures.

These projects were not funded and attended by the past administration. Former president Benigno Aquino III suspiciously deliberately withheld any funding for Congresswoman Arroyo’s congressional district.

Of course everyone knows just how much Aquino despises till today former President GMA. As far as the Capampangans are concerned, nothing is anomalous on the P2.4 billion wangled by GMA from the national budget. End of the story.

Tidbits: The official campaign period for the May 2019 elections is still many months away, yet candidates seemingly can’t wait. Many are on the campaign trail now...The battlegrounds where it will be a seesaw battle till the day of the elections are Magalang, Mabalacat, Porac, Angeles City, San Fernando, Sto. Tomas.

There are other areas too...in the City of San Fernando, incumbent Mayor Edwin Santiago is on alert mode as his opponent Councilor Vilma Caluag is getting the support of many sectors. All the big names in local politics in Sto. Tomas are in support of Gloria ‘Ninang’ Ronquillo. Incumbent Mayor John Sambo is banking on the support of Congressman Rimpy Bondoc. Congressman Jonjon Lazatin is well ahead in all surveys. If the elections are held today in the first congressional district, it will be a landslide victory for the young Lazatin.

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