Lacson, Gatchalian say Tinio wrong to tag realigned funds as ‘pork’

MANILA, Philippines — Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson and finance committee chair Sen. Sherwin Gatchalian on Wednesday denied the claim of ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio that the upper chamber made massive cuts in the benefits for rank-and-file government employees for 2026 and lodged P17.9 billion of these in discretionary “pork barrel” funds for