Manufactured hero
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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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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Families of victims of former President Rodrigo Duterte’s anti-illegal drug campaign on Friday urged the Supreme Court to declare unconstitutional the…
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That is what makes this case so difficult. One side says humanity was violated. Another says humanity was being protected.
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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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The PDAF crossed the separation of powers by allowing legislators to participate in the execution of the budget, a power that belongs exclusively to the…
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As revolutionary tension thickened in the air during the dying days of Marcos Sr.’s regime, his Experimental Cinema of the Philippines relaxed censorship and…
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Hard pork in the form of infrastructure spending remained alive despite assurances that discretionary allocations were being stripped away.
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Mang Inasal has made its Spicy Pork BBQ a regular offering across more than 600 stores nationwide starting 1 May.
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The Supreme Court on Tuesday heard pointed arguments questioning the legality of “unprogrammed appropriations” (UA) in the national budget.
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