He said documents showed these were “individual insertions” but they were eventually held for later release (FLR). “In the Senate alone, the insertions amounted to at least P100 billion. I was surprised because these are individual insertions, although they were held for later release,” he said in Filipino in an interview with radio dzMM. Lacson said would have called for “self-restraint, especially involving funds for local infrastructure projects under the authority of the district engineering office,” during a meeting of Senate and House leaders scheduled last Friday. Sen. Erwin Tulfo said insertions in the budget can be prevented if lawmakers will serve only as conduits between the DPWH and local government units, and keep their hands off in identifying infrastructure projects.