PAPUNTA SA DAANG MATUWID

INQUIRER - Aquino's ex-ally ask SC to order immediate release of P500B IRA to LGUs - In a petition for mandamus and prohibition, Batangas Representative Hermilando Mandanas also sought a temporary restraining order (TRO) and a writ of preliminary injunction to stop the government from "misappropriating" about P60.75 billion in Internal Revenue Allotment (IRA) for 2012. "If the unconstitutional release of the P60.75 billion is not restrained by the Supreme Court, then again the misuse of local funds for national projects will go unabated," Mandanas argued in his petition.