Mr. Carpio also noted the power to realign savings is limited only to the President and cannot be delegated to anyone.
However, in the case of the DAP, there was no written document coming from the Office of the President authorizing the realignment of savings and the stimulus funds’ basis is attributed to the National Budget Circular (NBC) 541, which was issued by the Department of Budget and Management (DBM).
"In other words, the Secretary of Budget and Management realigned but we have not seen a prior approval of the President to realign," Mr. Carpio said
"Only the President can realign, it cannot be delegated even to the executive secretary," he added.
Further, Mr. Carpio said there was no written document pertaining to the DAP in 2011 but realignment of savings amounting to P67 billion allegedly occurred during the year.
In 2012, the DBM had NBC 541, but no similar circular was issued for this year, Mr. Carpio noted.