Formerly known as the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)‚ the pork barrel is government spending for projects intended to benefit the constituents of the legislators. It has a noble intention but is at the same time an invitation to corruption. In fact‚ one may call it institutionalized corruption. Senators and Congressmen are given millions of Pesos as an automatic appropriation in the General Appropriations Act to implement projects that they think their constituents need only to have
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The Pork Barrel What is Pork Barrel? Pork Barrel is the appropriation of the government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative’s district. How did the Pork Barrel start? It started on the 12th day of July year 2013 when the Inquirer published the first of a 6-part series on the investigation of the NBI on an alleged P10-B pork barrel scam. The story was based on the affidavit of Benhur Lim-Luy‚ who was rescued by the NBI from the condo
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heavy metals and other toxic chemicals and harmful fumes of gases such as sulfur dioxide‚ ozone etc‚. People with asthma‚ multiple chemical sensitivity and other breathing problems suffer largely due to the toxic emissions from these fireworks. Crackers are unnoticeably affecting all of us. We should understand what it’s doing & how it’ll threaten
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“Negrenses and Bacoleños urged: Join No to Pork Barrel Rally” By: Mark Jason M. Berio Over thousands of angry Filipinos marched through out the different cities in the Philippines to demand for the abolition of Pork Barrel‚ the misused fund for legislators’ pet projects. The biggest protest due to official corruption was aimed to Benigno Aquino’s administration. Negrenses and Bacoleños urged to join the rally for the total abolition of the “pork barrel” to manifest their continued protest for the
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Introducing the Original Cheez-It Snack Crackers to France Introduction: The behavior of the French man towards cheese is why we should bring Cheez-Its to their country. The French are cheese lovers. France consumes the most cheese in the world. 25.9 kilograms of cheese was eaten by the average citizen (Bartlett‚ 2015). This was the highest approximate in the year 2013. The French have a consistent view on cheese‚ especially the older community who have the most stable views. Bringing our product
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Janisse Ray wrote the book‚ "Ecology of a Cracker Childhood." In the story‚ the author describes how she grew up‚ the influences that her family history‚ culture‚ and nature had on her‚ and how she is an individual as well as part of a whole. The memory that I believe gives a very personal insight into the author’s identity details her mother’s down home‚ southern cooking and the imprints‚ that her cooking impressed on her. In this exert‚ Ray describes her mothers cooking. My mother was
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Cracker is a German shepherd that helps out in the Vietnam. Dogs have very strong senses this dog is very smart and that is what they want him for. They use him to sniff out bombs‚ traps‚ and enemies or anything else they might have set up. All the platoons depend on this dog without Cracker they would not make it as far as they has more less be able to go home and see their family once again. Cracker alerts the platoons and his partner when there is a bomb or enemy’s so they have a heads up on what
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Morris P;‚ Peterson E. Johnson‚ Bertrand; Mayer‚ William G. 2011 The New Documentary. 7th Edition ‚ Longman Publishing McElroy‚ Wendy. 2013‚ Pork Barrel Spending: The History of Lipstick Pigs. New York Post. Stinebrickner‚ Bruce. 2013. “ Annual Editions: American Government.” 13/14 Edition. Brainard Jefferey; Anne M. Borrego‚ 2003. Academic pork barrel tops $2-billion for first time. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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REACTION PAPER Submitted by: Cortez‚ Diana C. BSN-III NICOLET “THIS IS MY COUNTRY” I am an average teenager‚ but I am aware of what is happening in the country. One of the big problem that our country encounters today is CORRUPTION. “Pork Barrel” is the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative’s district. The usage originated in American English. In election campaigns‚ the term is used in derogatory fashion
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Frito-Lay Company - Cracker Jack 1. Why has Borden Foods decided to sell Cracker Jack? Borden Foods is in the process of divesting of snack and non-food products in order to focus efforts and resources in growing their pasta and grain based meal segments. Borden management has also recognized the value and equity in the heritage Cracker Jack brand. The Cracker Jack brand currently (1996) sits in the number two position in terms of Ready-To-Eat (RTE) caramel popcorn product category market share
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