Corruption’s anatomy
The rotten system starts with the selection of the district or regional engineer of the DPWH. The Secretary of DPWH does not make the selection, but the…
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The rotten system starts with the selection of the district or regional engineer of the DPWH. The Secretary of DPWH does not make the selection, but the…
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Outlawing the pork barrel in the yearly budget, however, resulted in the unlimited creation of discretionary funds hidden in budget insertions.
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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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President Marcos had expressed surprise, saying all projects can’t cost exactly P100 million each.
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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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The road tax is on the same level as flood control contracts as a favored source of pork barrel funds.
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Senator Panfilo “Ping” Lacson on Wednesday lauded the move by both chambers of Congress to open the national budget process to public scrutiny, calling it a…
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The source said the corrupt practice is ingrained in the government, making it difficult to erase; it’s a highly organized crime.
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These items are fixed, but their use was manipulated in a way similar to making the blank items appear in the 2025 budget.
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Senator Panfilo Lacson isn’t letting his guard down when it comes to the 2026 national budget.
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Although the Supreme Court outlawed the pork barrel in 2013, allegations of budget insertions persist, underscoring the need for systemic reforms.
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