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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Pork barrel scandal tHE SHOCKING P10 BILLION PORK BARREL SCANDAL HAS OCCUPIED THE PUBLIC ATTENTION IN THE PAST TWO MONTHS SINCE IT FIRST EXPLODED IN MID-jULY. tHE NEWS HAD BEEN COVERED IN BOTH PRINT AND BROADCAST MEDIA‚ AS WELL AS IN SOCIAL MEDIA VIA THE INTERNET. iT IS INTERESTING TO LOOK BACK AT WHAT HAVE HAPPENED IN THE PAST AND RELATE THEM WITH THE PRESENT AS THE EVENTS UNFOLD. lET US USE tHE mILLION pEOPLE mARCH HELD AT THE lUNETA(rIZAL pARK) HELD ON AUG. 26‚ 2013 AS A REFERENCE DATE. tHE
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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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For my final project‚ I choose to watch Jaws directed by Steven Spielberg‚ 1975. Jaws is set on Amity Island known as a popular summer tourist destination. As the town prepares for its annual Fourth of July parade‚ a shark lurks in the waters threating the town’s main source of summer income. After multiple shark attacks‚ three men take it upon themselves to catch the great white shark that has plans on ruining the summer. At the opening shot we find a group of kids siting on the beach with a bomb
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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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“Negrenses and Bacoleños urged: Join No to Pork Barrel Rally” By: Mark Jason M. Berio Over thousands of angry Filipinos marched through out the different cities in the Philippines to demand for the abolition of Pork Barrel‚ the misused fund for legislators’ pet projects. The biggest protest due to official corruption was aimed to Benigno Aquino’s administration. Negrenses and Bacoleños urged to join the rally for the total abolition of the “pork barrel” to manifest their continued protest for the
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theme song from “Jaws”‚ played by a cello‚ which makes us cringe every time we hear it‚ no matter where we are. This amazing film‚ directed by Steven Spielberg in 1975‚ is so addicting that it is still insanely popular to this day. (IMDb) It is known that every time you hear that theme song‚ the shark is around. The movie even opens with a tracking shot of the ocean floor with the song playing‚ putting the audience in suspense of what will pop out on the screen next. “Jaws” is the story of a
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Morris P;‚ Peterson E. Johnson‚ Bertrand; Mayer‚ William G. 2011 The New Documentary. 7th Edition ‚ Longman Publishing McElroy‚ Wendy. 2013‚ Pork Barrel Spending: The History of Lipstick Pigs. New York Post. Stinebrickner‚ Bruce. 2013. “ Annual Editions: American Government.” 13/14 Edition. Brainard Jefferey; Anne M. Borrego‚ 2003. Academic pork barrel tops $2-billion for first time. The Chronicle of Higher Education.
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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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Alex is a young boy with an older mother who says ‘just 10 more minutes’ for him staying in the water‚ if she had not said that and not let him go‚ he would still be alive. Contrasting two extremes‚ a large‚ meaty lady walked past Alex on the opening scene; straight away it strikes you how skinny Alex looks. Speilberg has done this so you think ‘Why was Alex eaten?’ when there were better people the shark could of picked. Another contrast demonstrated by Speilberg was that Alex’s mother was shouting
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