MANILA - President Aquino reiterated Monday that he does not favor proposals to abolish the pork barrel system. The President said the pork barrel has its good uses as it allows local concerns otherwise unknown to the national government to be addressed. He recalled that he did not want to use his priority development assistance fund (PDAF) allocation when he was still congressman but later realized that the pork barrel can be put to good use. He said his PDAF was used to repair a flood-prone portion of the MacArthur Highway in Tarlac. "Tulad ng anong bagay, merong mabuting paggamit, merong maling paggamit. Siguro ang makatwirang gawin ay 'yung maling paggamit ay talagang patungan ng kaukulang kaparusahan. At yung tama namang paggamit ay dapat nating matulungan dahil mas deretsong nakatutulong 'to sa mga komunidad lalo na 'pag dating natin labas ng National Capital Region," the President said. Meanwhile, Aquino said he expects the Justice Department to file two to three cases anytime soon in connection with the misuse of pork barrel funds. "Ang inatas natin kay Secretary Leila de Lima, 'yung pinakamatibay na kaso baka unang dalawa o tatlo ay maisampa na sa lalong madaling panahon. Last week, medyo nagkaroon tayo ng kaunting karamdaman at hindi kami nakapag-meeting pero ang pagkakaintindi ko ay halos ready nang isampa ang at least two to three cases," the President told reporters. ANC Dateline Philippines, August 19, 2013