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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“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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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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The word race comes from a Norse word.[1] This Norse word arrived in France during the invading of Normandy and gave the word raz which means "swift water" in Brittany‚ as in a mill race; it can be found in "Pointe du Raz" (the most western point of France‚ in Brittany)‚ and "raz-de-marée" (tsunami). The word race to mean a "contest of speed" was first recorded in the 1510s.[2] A race and its name are often associated with the place of origin‚ the means of transport and the distance of the race
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Street racing is an illegal sport that is growing popular at an alarming rate. Street racing is the concept of high performance automobliles racing on public roadways illegally. Individuals will take a basic car and tune it up to be very quick and very powerful. The idea of street racing originates from the legal sport of drag racing. Drag racing is an internationally recognized sport governed by the NHRA‚ the National Hot Rod Association. Drag racing consist of two drivers in separate cars
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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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are many different kinds of racing‚ some of the most popular are‚ Stock Car‚ Drag racing‚ dirt track‚ and rally/road course. Sock Car Racing is a form of automobile racing which is popular in the U.S.‚ it features cars that are based on standard U.S. commercial models‚ but have been modified to $250‚000 race cars. They are usually raced on oval‚ paved tracks. The cars can sometimes reach speeds of close to 200mph. The National Association for Stock Car Auto Racing (NASCAR)‚ founded in 1947 in
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Racing Greyhound Greyhound racing is one of the popular action sports‚ the sport of racing greyhounds. It started in 1974 in Western Australia‚ controlled by the Canning Greyhound Racing Association. In 1981‚ the Western Australian Greyhound Racing Authority‚ a government appointed committee‚ took over the control of the sport (Racing and Wagering Western Australia‚ 2002). In the race‚ dogs chase after an artificial hare on the track which leads them to the finish line‚ the first to arrive is the
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