PDAF vs DAP

PDAF and DAP has a similarities, like PORK they are both PORK and source of corruption but DAP is worst than PDAF. Because PDAF has a limitation of allocation budget, for example Congressman can allocate PDAF P70 million every year with P30 million for the "soft" project and P40 million for the the "hard" project while the Senators can allocate PDAF P200 million every year with P100 million for "soft" project and another P100 million for "hard" project. But the DAP is different to PDAF because DAP is "Illegal" while PDAF is "Legal" and DAP has no limitation of budget founds, for example if you are close or allies to the administration you will received higher amount like Senate President Drillon received P100 million DAP founds and Sen. Chiz received P99 million while the other Senator like Sen. Jinggoy, Sen. Bong Revilla and others Senator received P50 million but the 3 Senator didn`t received any amount of DAP Sen. Mirriam, Sen. Marcos and Sen. Arroyo.

How PDAF works? - very simple the legislators submit their list of pork-funded projects to the Department of Budget and Management for processing. Once the DBM approves the projects, the agency issues a special allotment release order (SARO).

What is SARO? - or Special Allotment Release Order is a document issued by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM). It triggers the release of funds for lump-sum items such as the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or pork.

What is the use of PDAF? - is a discretionary fund in the Philippines available to members of Congress. Originally established as the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) in 1990, it is 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.

Legislators can pick from the following projects:

• Education – e.g. scholarships
• Health – e.g. financial assistance to indigent patients, purchase of medical equipment
• Livelihood/ social services
• Rural electrification
• Water supply – e.g. construction of water system, installation of pipes/pumps/tanks
• Financial assistance – for specific programs and projects of LGUs
• Public works – e.g. roads, bridges, flood control, school buildings, hospitals, health facilities,
• public markets, multi-purpose buildings and pavements
• Irrigation
• Peace and order – purchase of firetrucks and firefighting equipment, patrol vehicles, prisoners’
• vans, multicabs, police patrol equipment, construction/repair of fire stations, police stations, jails
• Housing
• Forest management
• Arts and culture

What is DAP? - The Aquino Administration introduced the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) as a reform intervention to speed-up public spending and to boost economic growth. It is not a fund, but a mechanism to support high-impact and priority programs and projects using savings and unprogrammed funds. DAP also enabled the government to introduce greater speed, efficiency, and effectiveness in budget execution.

How DAP works? - The DAP tapped the power of the president over a) the use of savings to augment deficient programs and projects; and b) the use of unprogrammed funds.

Savings are available portions or balances of items under the General Appropriations Act (GAA) which result from: a) the completion or final discontinuance or abandonment of a program, activity, or project; b) unpaid compensation for vacant or unfilled positions and leaves of absence without pay; or c) the implementation of efficiency measures that enable agencies to deliver services at lower cost. Such savings may then be used to augment funds for programs, activities, or projects which are included in the GAA (i.e. nonexistent budget items cannot be funded).

Unprogrammed funds are standby appropriations which are authorized by Congress in the annual GAA, and which may only be used when a) revenue collections exceed revenue targets; b) new revenues are collected from sources not included in the program; or c) newly-approved loans for foreign-assisted projects are secured. Such funds can be used for new programs, activities, or projects as long as these are consistent with the purposes listed in the GAA for the use of unprogrammed funds.

Previous administrations had used these authorities in the past to address urgencies they faced. Moreover, the Aquino Administration sharpened the application of such powers by prioritizing funding for programs and projects which are a) fast-moving or quick disbursing; b) urgent or priority in terms of social and economic development objectives; and c) performing well and could deliver more services with additional funds.

Why DAP is worst compare to PDAF? - because DAP is the unlimited funds compare to PDAF. With selective beneficiary and threat to the opposition and the balance of power will be lost. Your Loyalty to the administration is equivalent to DAP funds, if you opposed to the administration is equivalent to P0 DAP funds.

Why PDAF and DAP is a source of Corruption? - it simply because of huge amount of money for the Ghost project and kick backs. Give and Take process, the politician spend million of peso during election campaign and if they won the amount that they spend will return to them 3x or 10x interest.