Pork Barrel. In fact‚ the distribution of the said funds is being provided for the benefit of a certain community – which is a good notion. However‚ the problem in our country is that‚ the legislators themselves are the ones corrupt. As Miriam Defensor – Santiago quoted‚ “[Pork Barrel are the senators’] personal responsibility. You cannot just plead that other agencies have been created for the sole purpose of checking those NGOs [who have been given Pork Barrel funds]. That is such a lame excuse
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that Budget Secretary Florencio Abad would now claim that the former senator’s office received P47 million worth of projects in February‚ eight months after Corona was ousted by the Senate sitting as an impeachment court. Along with Senators Miriam Defensor-Santiago and Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ‚ Arroyo voted to acquit Corona of charges of betrayal of public trust and culpable violation of the Constitution for dishonesty in his statements of assets‚ liabilities and net worth. “The accusation that Malacañang
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| NSTP | Different government agencies and Political leaders in the Philippines | 1/29/2011 | Different Government Agencies * The Civil Service Commission of the Philippines (CSC) is a government agency which deals with civil service matters and conflict resolution. It is tasked with the responsibility of overseeing the integrity of government actions and processes. The commission was originally founded in 1900 through Act No. 5 of the Philippine Commission and was solidified
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The Deal With Corruption in the Philippines Corruption is prevalent in the Philippines. It is even something that sticks to the idea of the Philippine “Government”. According to Transparency International in their 2013 Corruption Perception Index‚ the Philippines ranked 94th of the 177 countries in the survey. But knowing there are 83 more countries which are said to be more corrupt than us in the said survey‚ it still could not lighten the fact that our government is indeed corrupt‚ and that
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Cybercrime Prevention Act‚ Sen. Miriam Defensor-Santiago warned on Saturday. These are some of the punishable acts prescribed by the new law that makes Republic Act No. 10175 violative of the constitutional provision on free speech‚ said Santiago‚ a former trial court judge and magistrate-in-waiting to the International Court of Justice. In addition‚ the law’s provisions are also “overbroad” and “vague‚” which makes it unconstitutional‚ she said. For these reasons‚ Santiago predicted the Supreme Court
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Chapter 1 The Problem and its Setting Introduction Over the past few years‚ video games have become increasingly popular in our culture. During this time video games have experienced leaps in technology‚ such as improved graphics and the ability to play with others either in person or worldwide via internet . As video game popularity has grown and the technology has become more advanced‚ concern has also grown regarding the effects of violent video game play on children. Video games are unique
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Opening music and OBB (1min) BODY 1: Introduction (20 min) Segment 1: Dance number by Hosts GANGNAM STYLE! with Introduction for Nicki Minaj (5 min) Segment 2: Song and Dance number by Guest no.1 - Nicki Minaj (4 min) Segment 3: Exaggerated Showbiz Spoof Intrigue with Disney Princesses in real life (9:20min) (Blind Item; Gossip; the code name for the actors/ actresses are the names of the Disney Princess’ and Princes) *Snow White - Tabs *Sleeping Beauty - Ate Mikee
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Augusto Syjuco‚ HB 1520‚ Gabriela Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan. While the senators who supported the RH bill are the following: The 13 senators who voted in favor of the bill were Edgardo Angara‚ Joker Arroyo‚ Alan Peter Cayetano‚ Pia Cayetano‚ Miriam Defensor-Santiago‚ Franklin
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The Rise of Male Vanity By Erica Anne B. Santiago Men are from Mars‚ Women Are from Venus. This is the title of the 1990’s Best Selling book which tells that Men and Women are different in their own natural ways. But nowadays‚ most of the people think that sometimes this is not applicable to both genders. Dual Personality is very common and frequently seen in these days. In fact‚ Male Vanity is widely experience by most of the men. They are typically described as ’vain’ in the way they
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A Term Paper Entitled: “The Implementation of No Plastic Policy in Some Municipalities in the Philippines” Submitted as a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in the English Communication Skills II‚ 12:30-2:00 p.m.‚ TTH‚ CS204 Submitted by: Morales‚ Maria Lee Pasaje BS Chemical Engineering Submitted to: Prof. Roland R. Calubayan March__‚ 2014 Table of Contents Title page ………………………………………………………………………………….. i Table of Contents ………………………………………………………………………….. ii Background of the Study
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