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Manila, Philippines –Ruby Tuason, testifying at the Senate on Thursday, claimed that she had personally delivered money to Senator Jose “Jinggoy” Estrada in his office in the chamber at least twice in 2008. Tuason, a co-accused in…
Anti-graft investigators in the Visayas had a seminar yesterday on how to detect irregularities in use of lawmakers’ pork barrel. Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas Pelagio Apostol said they want to equip their investigators with the knowledge…
Jinggoy Estrada has taken to the stand again—metaphorically speaking of course, though one hopes that will soon be literal—to say his piece. The first time was when he delivered a privilege speech late last year to defend…
Cebu City’s senior citizens should now give back to the city government by understanding its financial status, especially after Mayor Michael Rama announced that he is contemplating giving them P6,000 in financial assistance instead of the P12,000…
The Supreme Court yesterday declared as unconstitutional the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) and the use of Malampaya funds for other purposes other than energy-related projects. Voting 14-0, the high court nullified “all legal provisions of past…
MANILA, Philippines—Voting 14-0, the Supreme Court on Tuesday declared as unconstitutional the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or “pork barrel.” Among those who separately petitioned the court to scrap the PDAF system are losing senatorial candidates Samson…
Kinutil The discourses on the pork barrel issue get more confusing. Part of the confusion stems from the use of names and what those names actually mean. For instance, the terms “pork barrel,” the PDAF or Priority…
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