03/01/2026
SUPREME COURT DECLARED PORK BARREL UNCONSTITUTIONAL.
Yet pork barrel has resurfaced in the national budget — under a new name.
According to the Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ), these funds are now called “allocables.”
PCIJ explains:
“Allocables are district congressman’s pork barrel allocations lodged in the National Expenditure Program or the ‘president’s budget.’ It was determined by former DPWH undersecretary Maria Catalina Cabral at the onset of the Marcos administration, and has been effective since 2023.”
Using PCIJ data, here is the FULL and VERIFIED RANKING of ALLOCABLES in the NEGROS ISLAND REGION (NIR) for the 19th Congress, covering 2023–2025:
RANKING OF NIR ALLOCABLES (2023–2025)
1. Negros Oriental 2nd District
Rep. Manuel “Chiquiting” T. Sagarbarria
₱5,523,675,000
2. Negros Oriental 3rd District
Rep. Arnolfo “Arnie” A. Teves Jr.
Caretaker: Speaker Martin Romualdez
₱5,148,630,000
3. Bacolod City Lone District
Rep. Greg G. Gasataya
₱5,099,616,000
4. Negros Oriental 1st District
Rep. Jocelyn “Josy” S. Limkaichong
₱4,604,061,000
5. Negros Occidental 6th District
Rep. Mercedes K. Alvarez
₱4,490,157,000
6. Negros Occidental 3rd District
Rep. Jose Francisco “Kiko” B. Benitez
₱4,102,734,000
7. Negros Occidental 5th District
Rep. Emilio Bernardino “Dino” L. Yulo
₱3,945,612,000
8. Negros Occidental 4th District
Rep. Juliet Marie D. Ferrer
₱3,461,589,000
9. Negros Occidental 1st District
Rep. Gerardo “Ginggo” P. Valmayor Jr.
₱3,251,052,000
10. Negros Occidental 2nd District
Rep. Alfredo “Thirdy” D. Marañon III
₱3,089,079,000
11. Siquijor Lone District
Rep. Zaldy “Jecoy” S. Villa
₱2,342,943,000
The name may have changed.
The system remains.
This is the NEW PORK BARREL — now embedded inside the national budget.
Source: Philippine Center for Investigative Journalism (PCIJ)
National Expenditure Program