The pork that would not die
For Marcos, AKAP is not merely a line item to strike out; it is a litmus test.
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For Marcos, AKAP is not merely a line item to strike out; it is a litmus test.
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The proposal to make the budget process transparent was contained in several previous bills that did not even reach the committee report level.
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The ampaw project in Calumpit, Bulacan in which the substandard structure was not hidden from President Marcos was just the tip of the iceberg.
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While the budget is failing to contribute meaningfully to eradicating poverty, the sharks in Congress had more than their fill of pork after they sliced up and…
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President Marcos had expressed surprise, saying all projects can’t cost exactly P100 million each.
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Former Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Undersecretary Lloyd Christopher Lao pleaded not guilty Thursday in a P4.16-billion graft case related to…
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Despite the billions of pesos apparently lost to corruption, Malacañang said the 15 contractors will not be blacklisted until the investigation is completed.
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Escudero admitted the company’s owner, Lawrence Lubiano, was a close friend and Centerways contributed P30 million to his 2019 campaign.
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Since PDAF and all forms of pork barrel were ruled violative of the Constitution by the High Tribunal, the operations through the 15 contractors are criminal…
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Under the provisions of the law, the fund should be automatically and regularly provided to PhilHealth, but it received a zero allocation.
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The following words of President Bongbong Marcos make us feel good by simply repeating them:
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Funds for programs under these laws were reallocated through manipulations undertaken in the bicam.
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Imagine that amount as we relate how massive corruption has been going on for years and the Senate and the House haven’t done anything to address the malady.
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The road tax is on the same level as flood control contracts as a favored source of pork barrel funds.
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As a farmer’s son, I write every article on the condition of farmers with compassion and anger.
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No one watching those Blue Ribbon hearings could walk away thinking this was all just a misunderstanding.
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