President Noynoy supports bill against politician named projects
Senate Bill No. 2187, a proposal passed to penalize the practice of naming government projects after public officials and persons associated with them, filed by his ally Senator Escudero is supported by President Benigno Aquino III, said spokesman Edwin Lacierda at a press briefing on Thursday.
"President Aquino totally agrees with that. He doesn’t want any projects named after him. All projects are from taxpayers and the taxpayers should be recognized, not the proponents," Lacierda said.
"There were already offers to have two projects named after him which was rejected by the president. Aquino’s political allies should not use the president’s name in vain. These officials should remove posters bearing Aquino’s name or image alongside government projects." he added.
Under Senator Francis Escudero’s bill, violators shall be punished with one year imprisonment and a fine of P100,000 to P1 million depending on the amount of the government project. However, the bill states that the National Historical Commission of the Philippines may exempt projects with regards to its guidelines and regulations.
"Naming projects such as waiting sheds, ambulances and even trash bins after politicians falsely gives an inflated sense of accomplishment to public officials to their contituency," said Escudero in an interview.
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