NEP hides pork racket
Instead, the budget is kept voluminous and splits a single road repair project into a half-dozen items, maintenance here, rehabilitation there, flood control…
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Instead, the budget is kept voluminous and splits a single road repair project into a half-dozen items, maintenance here, rehabilitation there, flood control…
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The money did not vanish. It reappeared under the Local Government Support Fund, in a line called financial assistance to local government units worth P34…
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The lawmaker said genuine transparency required dismantling the mechanisms that allow such insertions, rather than simply putting cameras on the proceedings.
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Marcos did not have to invent the leadership fund, but he failed to stop it, and such inaction in a system built on impunity is its own kind of authorship.
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Tinawag ni Senador Panfilo "Ping" Lacson noong Huwebes, 13 August, na mas masahol na bersyon ng pork barrel system ang tinaguriang "Leadership Fund."
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Once again, former Senator Ramon “Bong” Revilla Jr. has won a reprieve from serious charges against him, but Ombudsman Jesus Crispin “Boying” Remulla reminded…
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One of the more notable omissions in President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s recent State of the Nation Address was a renewed warning against tampering with the…
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He has used the authority sparingly, and mostly on items that were already indefensible, not on every project that bled the GAA dry.
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The perversion of Congress was at its worst after the Marcos administration took over, where pork projects became a commodity.
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Mang Inasal, the Philippines’ grill expert, marks National Mang Inasal Pork BBQ Blowout Day on 8 July with a two-stick Pork BBQ Meal (with rice and spiced…
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday continued oral arguments on the constitutionality of unprogrammed appropriations, with justices probing whether the budget…
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday subjected the government's unprogrammed appropriations system to intense scrutiny, with several justices and experts questioning…
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The government is pushing ahead with plans to increase pork import allocations as a safeguard against potential supply shortages and price spikes due to…
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‘The Implementing Rules and Regulations will seek careful balance between protecting consumers from high prices, safeguarding the viability of local hog…
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The sinister mechanism works under a two-part structure where the bicam moves programmed or priority appropriations to the UA.
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China’s move to restrict imports of pigs and related swine products from the Philippines has renewed attention on the country’s long-running battle against…
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A pivotal moment was the 2019 General Appropriations Act standoff over P95 billion in insertions, which led to the budget’s reenactment. Monsod said it was…
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The Philippines has reopened its market to Spanish pork imports after the Department of Agriculture (DA) recognized Spain’s regionalized control measures…
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