The Disbursement Acceleration Program in the Philippines is a "special" budget allocated to accelerate or hasten a government project without Congress or Senate's approval. This replaces the traditional
pork barrel
''Pork barrel'', or simply ''pork'', is a metaphor for allocating government spending to localized projects in the representative's district or for securing direct expenditures primarily serving the sole interests of the representative. The u ...
, the
Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), after the
Pork barrel scam was uncovered in 2013.
History
During President
Benigno Aquino III
Benigno Simeon Aquino III (; born Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021), also known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines ...
's term, he instituted budget reforms, as opposed to
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Maria Gloria Macaraeg Macapagal-Arroyo (; born April 5, 1947), often referred to as PGMA or GMA, is a Filipino academic and politician who served as the 14th president of the Philippines from Presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, 2001 to 2010 ...
's style of spending funds.
Due to the reforms, he reduced funds in some, added a little in some, and the rest is reserved for emergencies like disasters and crisis management and foreign debts and deficits. The consequence is a lot of funds unspent, slower fund release and sometimes, underspent funds were returned to the National Treasury. In order to solve the problem, the President, along with his budget secretary and fellow Liberal party member
Florencio Abad, instituted a program that accelerates fund spending in all public works and agencies badly needing funds.
Discontinuation
The Supreme Court ruled that the DAP, along with the Pork Barrel, are unconstitutional and must be discontinued.
References
External links
Program web site
{{Benigno Aquino III
Politics of the Philippines
Presidency of Benigno Aquino III