graft-tainted pork barrel fund in the largest demonstration since President Benigno Aquino was elected in 2010 on a platform to fight corruption. Calls for protest began circulating on Facebook and Twitter about two weeks ago after a series of exposés by the Philippine Daily Inquirer about a mammoth scam involving Congress’ Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF). The PDAF is money allocated for lawmakers to be used in their pet development projects. Critics charge that they fund “pork barrel” projects
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arrived. E arrived in a double crate‚ which is a standard practice for small primates‚ but it was incredibly difficult to get him out. At one point he started to naw the zip ties in a slight panic. She said that it was difficult to see as it was really dark. Danny’s birthday is today! He is 11. They will be uprooting plants by Howlers for a while to fix a plumbing issue. Before we left‚ Rebecca asked about Stripe’s paperwork. Debbie said that it was still with the crate at the Tamarin Complex. She
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A RESEARCH PAPER PORK BARREL: TO BE ABOLISHED OR NOT OUTLINE Thesis : The recent scandal of government officials allegedly channelling their pork barrel funds to fake non-governmental organizations with nothing but ghost projects to show for has yet again raised the issue of abolishing the pork barrel. I. Introduction to Pork Barrel A. Definition of Terms B. PDAF in the Philippines C. Importance of PDAF II. PDAF scam A. People involved B. Reactions
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PORK BARREL A blessed afternoon to everyone. So at this point‚ the topic that has given to me is about the pork barrel scam. This is an issue that is widely talked about nowadays. And now let me give you a brief information about pork barrel. What is pork barrel? Do we really need it? Pork barrel is a bill or policy that supplies funds for local projects or improvements of the country. Yes‚ we as a taxpayers really need it for the development of our country but now the misuse of the pork barrel
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On its face‚ the pork barrel system appears to be a democratic way of apportioning government resources. Inherited from the United States‚ this scheme is supposed to allocate funds equally to every congressional district to be used for the residents’ most urgent needs. And who know the needs of these congressional communities better than the people they elected to represent them? Legislators’ job. True‚ the main job of legislators is to enact laws for the common good‚ not to build roads‚ school
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Pork barrel started in the American era. In the book The Senate 1789-1989: Addresses on the History of the United States Senate‚ former US senator Robert Byrd wrote that the term “pork barrel” refers to the national treasury from “which government officials dip for pork‚ or funds for local projects.”( Robert Byrd. The Senate 1789-1989: Addresses on the History of the United States Senate) And also‚ defined by a Civil Society group in the Philippines‚ PDAF Watch‚ “pork barrel funds are those allocated
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from the way the pork barrel system originated in the Philippines‚ it is easy to see that its path will not be a smooth sailing one. The pork barrel system originated in 1916‚ when Americans used the funds to divide and rule the Philippine Assembly. The Americans used it to appease the Filipinos who wanted the country’s independence. Even from the start‚ it has been a way of buying off people’s support. During Martial Law‚ former President Ferdinand Marcos abolished the pork barrel system in the country
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The Magic Barrel Summary Summary (Comprehensive Guide to Short Stories‚ Critical Edition) “The Magic Barrel” begins with the introduction of Leo Finkle‚ who is twenty-seven and in search of a suitable wife‚ to Pinye Salzman‚ who has advertised his services as a matchmaker in a local Jewish newspaper. Leo has spent six years in study‚ with no time for developing a social life. Inexperienced with women‚ he finds the traditional route of obtaining a bride appealing‚ an honorable arrangement from which
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A study on the abolition of the Pork barrel I. Introduction The issue on the Pork Barrel has been the subject of conversations for quite a period of time. Countless comments‚ startling news reports and interviews were heard and seen by the people of the Philippines. Pork Barrel is the system used in the Philippines to allocate funds coming from the taxpayers’ money for the betterment of the country. The funds are distributed to various sectors
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