‘Huge absurdity,’ Sotto says of claim Senate hid P17.9B pork in budget

MANILA, Philippines — “Isn’t that a huge absurdity? That’s impossible.” Senate President Vicente Sotto III said this on Friday as he denied that the chamber had a whopping P17.9 billion pork lodged within local government units (LGUs) for 2026.  Earlier, ACT Teachers party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio claimed that the Senate hid P17.9-B pork in government