How budget insertions enable corruption
Lacson detailed during the interview that opaque “small committee” meetings in past years allowed untraceable pork barrel-like budget allocations without minutes or accountability, making the culprits impossible to identify.
He is pushing for full transparency, requiring public disclosure of every budget amendment proponent, to hold lawmakers accountable for phantom or poor-quality projects.
This follows Senate Concurrent Resolution No. 4, which mandates real-time online postings of all amendments — even those involving complex chains of changes.