Formerly known as the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF)‚ the pork barrel is government spending for projects intended to benefit the constituents of the legislators. It has a noble intention but is at the same time an invitation to corruption. In fact‚ one may call it institutionalized corruption. Senators and Congressmen are given millions of Pesos as an automatic appropriation in the General Appropriations Act to implement projects that they think their constituents need only to have
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The Pork Barrel What is Pork Barrel? Pork Barrel is the appropriation of the government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative’s district. How did the Pork Barrel start? It started on the 12th day of July year 2013 when the Inquirer published the first of a 6-part series on the investigation of the NBI on an alleged P10-B pork barrel scam. The story was based on the affidavit of Benhur Lim-Luy‚ who was rescued by the NBI from the condo
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Essay: 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? All nation introduce to there governance the power of pork barrel stating that it’s a program serving righteous benefits for the society that concentrates on the people’s cost. But as a result of what they said Pork Barrel‚ I‚ you‚ we can’t see a single glimpse of faith brought by them. How can we say were free when we know that our
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How does the director Stephen Spielberg use filmic techniques to build suspense and tension in the opening sequence of the film ‘Jaws’? The 1975 summer blockbuster ‘Jaws’ based on the best selling novel by Peter Benchley The film opens with a chilling black screen and the non-digetic sound of little bubbles popping in the distance. This automatically gives the impression that the audience is underwater. The black screen also makes the audience feel nervous about what is happening around us
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Red Paper Clip Essay During the five trade I have made‚ I used several different strategies in order to deal with different circumstances. In terms of the first trade of chocolate bar‚ I firstly thought about the price range of goods I want to exchange and therefore I determined to trade for small snacks. This strategy helped me finding out the target trader quickly and after I stated clear my goal‚ we finished the trade successfully. I planned to get small goods for the paper clip since I wanted
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towards a common goal in the truest sense of team spirit. Introduction Dialog Axiata PLC (formerly known as Dialog Telekom PLC) operates Sri Lanka’s largest and fastest growing mobile telecommunication network – Dialog Mobile. The company is also one of the largest listed companies on the Colombo Stock Exchange in terms of market capitalization. Dialog Axiata is a subsidiary of Axiata Group Berhard (Axiata). Dialog has spearheaded the mobile industry in Sri Lanka since the late 90’s‚ propelling
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atmosphere caused by audio entertainment systems like loudspeakers‚ automobiles‚ and machinery of factories is just a nuisance. They create a lot of noise. Noise can be defined as an undesirable or annoying sound. Noise pollution can be referred to as an annoying‚ irritating‚ distracting environmental noise level. The loudspeakers are usually used in marriages‚ jagrans‚ All advancements become useless‚ if a man doesn’t get a peaceful and quite atmosphere. The social and religious functions. But some
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To what effect does ‘Jaws’ manipulate the conventions of the ‘Overcoming the Monster’ plot? The Anticipation Stage is when Jaws first attacks the drunken women going for a swim but is not eaten by the shark as he spits it out and lands ashore giving a warning to the tourists of Amity Island. The Dream stage is when Chief Brody is watching ashore on the beaches making sure there is no sharks and therefore no attacks. The Frustration stage is when it kills another 2 people making it seem as if Chief
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REACTION PAPER Submitted by: Cortez‚ Diana C. BSN-III NICOLET “THIS IS MY COUNTRY” I am an average teenager‚ but I am aware of what is happening in the country. One of the big problem that our country encounters today is CORRUPTION. “Pork Barrel” is the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative’s district. The usage originated in American English. In election campaigns‚ the term is used in derogatory fashion
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Introduction Dialog Axiata PLC Dialog Axiata PLC‚ an ISO 9001 certified company‚ is a subsidiary of Axiata Group Berhad. The company operates 2.5G and 3/3.5G Mobile Communications networks supporting the very latest in multimedia and mobile Internet services. Dialog has the distinction of being the first 3G operator in South Asia to commence commercial operations. Its local coverage spans all provinces of Sri Lanka‚ while international roaming is provided in over 200 destinations. Dialog Axiata‚
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