PORK BARREL: TO BE ABOLISHED OR NOT
A RESEARCH PAPER
PORK BARREL: TO BE ABOLISHED OR NOT
OUTLINE
Thesis : The recent scandal of government officials allegedly channelling their pork barrel funds to fake non-governmental organizations with nothing but ghost projects to show for has yet again raised the issue of abolishing the pork barrel.
I. Introduction to Pork Barrel
A. Definition of Terms
B. PDAF in the Philippines
C. Importance of PDAF
II. PDAF scam
A. People involved B. Reactions and Protests
III. Abolishment of Pork Barrel A. Benefits B. Consequences C. Alternatives D. Opinions about the issue E. What the government will do after abolishing the Pork Barrel
IV. Conclusion
V. Recommendation
I. Introduction to Pork Barrel A cure, a treat, an alliance, a devastation or just a play. What do we really know about that so called Pork Barrel?
A. Definition of Terms
The Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) is a discretionary fund in the Philippines available to members of Congress. Originally established as the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) in 1990, it is designed to allow legislators to fund small-scale infrastructure or community projects which fell outside the scope of the national infrastructure program, which was often restricted to large infrastructure items (Nograles and Lagman ).
The PDAF is commonly called the "pork barrel", and has been the subject of much public criticism following exposés on abuses perpetuated by members of Congress on use of the fund in 1996 and 2013. According to the Random House Dictionary, Pork barrel is the “government appropriation, bill, or policy that supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents”. Wikipedia defines pork barrel politics as “spending which is intended to benefit constituents of a politician in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign contributions or votes”.
In the popular 1863
PORK BARREL: TO BE ABOLISHED OR NOT
OUTLINE
Thesis : The recent scandal of government officials allegedly channelling their pork barrel funds to fake non-governmental organizations with nothing but ghost projects to show for has yet again raised the issue of abolishing the pork barrel.
I. Introduction to Pork Barrel
A. Definition of Terms
B. PDAF in the Philippines
C. Importance of PDAF
II. PDAF scam
A. People involved B. Reactions and Protests
III. Abolishment of Pork Barrel A. Benefits B. Consequences C. Alternatives D. Opinions about the issue E. What the government will do after abolishing the Pork Barrel
IV. Conclusion
V. Recommendation
I. Introduction to Pork Barrel A cure, a treat, an alliance, a devastation or just a play. What do we really know about that so called Pork Barrel?
A. Definition of Terms
The Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) is a discretionary fund in the Philippines available to members of Congress. Originally established as the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) in 1990, it is designed to allow legislators to fund small-scale infrastructure or community projects which fell outside the scope of the national infrastructure program, which was often restricted to large infrastructure items (Nograles and Lagman ).
The PDAF is commonly called the "pork barrel", and has been the subject of much public criticism following exposés on abuses perpetuated by members of Congress on use of the fund in 1996 and 2013. According to the Random House Dictionary, Pork barrel is the “government appropriation, bill, or policy that supplies funds for local improvements designed to ingratiate legislators with their constituents”. Wikipedia defines pork barrel politics as “spending which is intended to benefit constituents of a politician in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign contributions or votes”.
In the popular 1863
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