TV5 News anchor Erwin Tulfo on Monday filed a libel case in the Quezon City Prosecutor’s Office against the Philippine Daily Inquirer‚ seeking P12 million in damages for reporting that he allegedly benefited from the diversion of congressional pork barrel funds‚ through a state agency‚ to dubious nongovernment organizations (NGOs). Named respondents were Inquirer editor-in-chief Letty Jimenez-Magsanoc‚ managing editor Jose Ma. Nolasco‚ news editor Artemio Engracia Jr. and reporter Nancy Carvajal
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Congressional earmarks: let’s get rid of them In fiscal year 2008‚ there were 11‚524 earmarks totaling $16‚501‚833‚000 for appropriations accounts. A Congressional earmark is a provision that directs funds to be spent on specific projects. Congressional earmarks should be banned and the unused money should be returned to the citizens. The largest Disadvantage of congressional earmarks that I can see is the amount of money they use. An earmark on an Alaskan highway bill was for a bridge‚ that took
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Priority Development Assistance Fund scam I. Issues on Problems: The Priority Development Assistance Fund scam‚ also called the PDAF scam or the pork barrel scam‚ is a political scandal involving the alleged misuse by several members of the Congress of the Philippines of their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF‚ popularly called "pork barrel")‚ a lump-sum discretionary fund granted to each member of Congress for spending on priority development projects of the Philippine government‚ mostly
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about "abolish pork barrel system" but something seems missing. Has anyone suggested any alternative? But is pork the real root of corruption? Let us say a person is convicted of rape. When asked why he did such crime‚ he would say it is because he found the lady beautiful and tempting. Should everyone go and kill all beautiful women so that rape will end? That logic may sound oversimplified and childish but that is what the call is saying. The controversy on the pork barrel scam sheds light
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Napoles has been alleged of having engineered a PHP 10 billion scam over the past decade by using the pork barrel funds of 5 senators and 23 Congressmen for ghost projects. She was even tagged as the alleged mother of the PHP 10 billion pork barrel scam. Napoles’ firm was allegedly tapped for government-funded projects that were later found questionable. The “so-called projects” include the PHP 728 million funds for a fertilizer project for poor farmers. It was alleged that the fund was diverted
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P10-B Pork Barrel Scam: A Reflection The Philippines was completely shaken when the news about the Napoles P10-B pork barrel scam dominated the different forms of media throughout the country during the third quarter of 2013. The Filipinos‚ although lacking knowledge about what the scam was all about‚ were enraged by this news. Demonstrations‚ rallies and other kinds of public display were staged by concerned citizens in condemnation to this distressing report. One of these was the massive demonstration
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store For the last thirty years‚ Cracker Barrel Old Country Store‚ Inc. has been offering people on the highways of America an alternative to the fast food pit stop. Their restaurants serves home-style food‚ has quality gift shops and‚ most of all‚ a friendly and accommodating environment all go in to create a welcoming atmosphere. Making the guest comfortable is what makes them different. The waiters and waitresses let you take your time. You are seated and promptly
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Grace Sala FM220 Jensen February 10‚ 2011 Gordon and Carole Segal opened the first Crate and Barrel store in 1962. The 1‚700 square foot space was located in the Old Town neighborhood‚ right here in Chicago. The inspiration for the store was the couple’s honeymoon in Europe where they became interested in providing practical yet visually pleasing products to young couples starting their lives together. The Segals sought out small European companies that were not represented in America
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Katipunan Avenue PORK EMPANADA by Tony Perez (from his story collection Eros‚ Thanatos‚ Cubao‚ Cacho Publishing House‚ 1994) Translated into English by Jessica Zafra Do you go to Katipunan often? You’ve probably seen Frankie’s Steaks and Burgers‚ beside the new Cravings‚ near Lily of the Valley Beauty & Grooming Salon. If you’ve seen it‚ then you’ve probably seen Bototoy. Monday through Saturday Bototoy climbs the winding path from Barangka to the service gate behind Ateneo Grade School
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Banned Pork for “Porksentatives” After the Napoles scam and the Priority Developmental Assistance Fund (PDAF) allotment "ork glitch aroused‚ President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III have said to an interview that he will not release any pork until the probe is not ended. "We will finish the investigation first and check if there are loopholes that can still be closed‚" Pres. Aquino said to Makki Polido on his interview in Greater Manila Area (GMA7). The action of PNoy doesn’t mean the pork is totally
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