pork barrel of five senators and eight representatives that was coursed mainly through National Livelihood Development Corp.‚ the microfinancing arm of Land Bank of the Philippines. Roughly half of the funds were released between 2010 and 2012. Commission on Audit (COA) chair Gracia Pulido-Tan said her team would release soon the special audit on Philippine Forest Corp.‚ which received P428.5 million in pork barrel for the production of jatropha as biodiesel feedstock. Sen. Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan
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Introduction The Election Commission of Malaysia (EC) is a commission for the purpose of controlling the law and rules by organizing elections in Malaysia. The Election Commission falls under the operation of the Prime Minister’s Department. The Election Commission was formed in 4th September 1952‚ under Article 144 of the Constitution of Malaysia which empowered it to conduct elections for the Dewan Rakyat also the state legislative parties. After the Election Commission formation of Malaysia in
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Olsegun Oyewole | The purpose of this paper is to discuss the recommendations of the Katz Commission on retirement funding against the theory of taxation set out by the classical economists. The paper looks at the committee’s assessment of the classical economists’ theory of taxation‚ the proposed changes to the South African income tax system and the implications of this proposed reform on the position of the employer‚ employee and the retirement fund itself. It is necessary to first
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state uses political commissions and partisan elections as a means of selecting judges to a variety of judicial slots with each level being more important to the overall well-being of the state. Main Body In the State of Indiana‚ when there is a vacancy for the Supreme Court and the Court of Appeals‚ the state uses an independent commission of judicial qualification to present nominees to the Governor which then chooses one individual to get the spot (Ballotpedia). The commission of judicial qualifications
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In Fiona Ross’s Truth and Reconciliation we get to examine the results of the new government’s attempts at making reconciliations with some of the wrongs that the people of South Africa had endured during apartheid by means of “truth commissions” vis-à-vis people’s testimonies to the level of personal victimization they had endured. However‚ not all people chose to portray their involvement (however they want to define it) in apartheid as pure victimization. If one chose to recognize their involvement
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Investment Strategy for India Investment Commission Report February 2006 Executive Summary India has achieved impressive GDP growth of over 7% per annum in the last few years. However‚ sustaining growth at over 8% per annum will require a significant increase in investment levels in the economy - from approximately 30% of GDP to about 34% of GDP1. Over the next 5 years‚ this translates to a cumulative investment of over $ 1.5 trillion. The report undertakes to define a strategy that could
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the works of the three Central Universities of Banaras‚ Aligarh‚ and Delhi. In 1947‚ the Committee was entrusted with the responsibility of dealing with all the then existing universities. Following the recommendations of the University Education Commission set up in 1948 and headed by Dr S Radhakrishnan; in 1952‚ the Union Government decided that all cases pertaining to the allocation of grants-in aid from public funds to the universities and institutions of higher learning
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Health information management is highly involved with the Accreditation process for the Joint Commission. Accreditation is an indicator that the facility provides high quality care. The Joint Commission has set standards for health record documentation. The record is essential because it contains all information from the time the patient enters the hospital to the time they are discharged. This is a way physicians and health care providers communicate and is important and for continuity of care
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GOVERNMENT OF INDIA LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA Humanization and Decriminalization of Attempt to Suicide Report No. 210 OCTOBER 2008 LAW COMMISSION OF INDIA (REPORT NO. 210) Humanization and Decriminalization of Attempt to Suicide Forwarded to Dr. H. R. Bhardwaj‚ Union Minister for Law and Justice‚ Ministry of Law and Justice‚ Government of India by Dr. Justice AR. Lakshmanan‚ Chairman‚ Law Commission of India‚ on the 17th day of October‚ 2008. 2 The 18th Law Commission was constituted
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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION COMMISSION The Religious Education program of a Catholic school is the core of its curriculum. Needless to say‚ it determines the direction of the faith formation of the students. It also manifests the commitment of the school community to be an active promoter of Christian Values. The Catholic Educational Association of the Philippines which decides on the membership application of an institution based on its catholicity seriously considers the Christian Living program of the
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