WIRE — MANILA, Philippines — Sen. JV Ejercito on Thursday vowed that he would not allow the "leadership fund" under his stewardship of the Senate finance committee. Ejercito recently assumed the leadership of the finance panel, which was previously headed by Senate President Sherwin Gatchalian. As far as we are concerned, there will be no leadership fund.

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