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Departing from his earlier statements, President Aquino on Friday said it is time to abolish the priority development assistance fund . Aquino made the announcement three days before a scheduled mass gathering at the Luneta Park to condemn the corruption involving the pork barrel funds. Here's Statement of President Aquino on the abolition of PDAF in English Translation- Full Transcript . Statement of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines On the abolition of the Priority Development Assistance fund (PDAF) and budgetary reforms [This is an English translation of the speech delivered at Kalayaan Hall, Malacañan Palace, on August 23, 2013] In 1990, what we now know as PDAF was established for a worthy goal: to enable your representatives to identify projects for your communities that your LGU cannot afford. There is nothing intrinsically wrong with this policy. But what is wrong—indeed, what has outraged our people—was the collusion among a former president...

President Aquino SONA 2013 English Translation- Full Transcript is available here after President Aquino's speech delivery. English Translation of the 2013 SONA The English translation of the SONA will be uploaded shortly after the President's delivery. Meanwhile,  watch the 2013 SONA of President Benigno S. Aquino III live from Batasang Pambansa, Quezon City. The broadcast is brought to you by the Presidential Broadcast Staff, Radio-Television Malacañang (RTVM). The SONA delivered by the President is a constitutional obligation and yearly tradition wherein the chief executive reports on the status of the country, unveils the government?s agenda for the coming year, and may also propose to Congress certain legislative measures. State of the Nation Address of His Excellency Benigno S. Aquino III President of the Philippines To the Congress of the Philippines [ This is an English translation of the SONA d elivered at the Session Hall of the House of Representatives, Batasang Pamb...