The Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) was a discretionary fund in the

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available to members of

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. Originally established as the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) in 1990, it was designed to allow legislators to fund small-scale infrastructure or community projects which fell outside the scope of the national infrastructure program, which was often restricted to large infrastructure items. The PDAF was commonly called the "

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", and was the subject of much public criticism following exposés on abuses perpetuated by members of Congress on use of the fund in 1996 and

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. On November 19, 2013, the

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declared the PDAF

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, thereby abolishing it.

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External links

PDAF portal
at the website of the

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