Sec. Butch Abad. INQUIRER FILE PHOTO/ ALANAH TORRALBA
MANILA, Philippines—Budget Secretary Florencio Abad shrugged off the malversation complaint filed against him by former Iloilo Representative Augusto Syjuco Jr.
“Kailangan pa bang magcomment dun?” Abad told reporters on Wednesday when sought for comment after he attended a Senate hearing.
“You know, he (Syjuco) files cases left and right without studying, so I don’t think we should really pay attention to that,” Abad said.
In his complaint, Syjuco said Abad committed malversation when he appropriated public funds “without the authority and imprimatur of Congress.”
“Hence, malversation was committed by respondent Abad,” said the former lawmaker.
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