Breaking the biggest story in years–the PDAF scam

Deja vu. Twelve years ago, the Philippine Daily Inquirer headlined how billions in taxpayer money, the Priority Assistance Development Fund (PDAF) allocations of around 120 lawmakers, were misused and plundered through the use of bogus nongovernment organizations (NGOs) created by Janet Lim Napoles, who is now serving several life sentences. The public funds stolen in