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                    [Title] => Drilon: ‘No choice for Duterte but veto P75-billion budget insertions’
                    [Summary] => President Duterte has no choice but to veto the questionable items in the 2019 national budget, particularly the P75 billion worth of pork barrel funds illegally inserted by some members of the House of Representatives after the ratification of the national spending program for this year by both chambers, Sen. Franklin Drilon said yesterday.
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                    [Title] => Scrapping of P95 billion ‘illegal pork’ up to Duterte — Andaya
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                    [Title] => Senate, House agree to retain ‘pork’ in budget
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                    [Title] => House summons DBM chief on ‘pork’ in 2019 budget
                    [Summary] => The House of Representatives has summoned Budget Secretary Benjamin Diokno to appear before the plenary session next week to answer questions on pork barrel funds inserted in the proposed P3.757-trillion 2019 national budget.
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                    [Title] => COA to Agusan gov’t: Return unused PDAF
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