Priority Development Assistance Fund
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The Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) was a discretionary fund in the Philippines available to members of Congress. Originally established as the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) in 1990, it was designed to allow legislators to fund small-scale infrastructure or community projects which fell outside the scope of the national infrastructure program, which was often restricted to large infrastructure items.[1]
The PDAF was commonly called the "
2013
.
On November 19, 2013, the
unconstitutional, thereby abolishing it.[2]
See also
- People's Initiative Against Pork Barrel
- Priority Development Assistance Fund scam
- Padrino System
- Disbursement Acceleration Program
References
- ^ Nograles, Prospero C; Lagman, Edcel C, Understanding the Pork Barrel (PDF), House of Representatives of the Philippines, archived from the original (PDF) on April 17, 2012, retrieved August 20, 2013
- ^ Diola, Camille (19 November 2013). "SC declares PDAF unconstitutional". The Philippine Star. Philstar Global Corp. Retrieved 28 October 2019.
External links
- PDAF portal at the website of the Department of Budget and Management
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