...NOT OUTLINE Thesis : The recent scandal of government officials allegedly channelling their pork barrel funds to fake non-governmental organizations with nothing but ghost projects to show for has yet again raised the issue of abolishing the pork barrel. I. Introduction to Pork Barrel A. Definition of Terms B. PDAF in the Philippines C. Importance of PDAF II. PDAF scam A. People involved B. Reactions and Protests III. Abolishment of Pork Barrel A. Benefits B. Consequences C. Alternatives D. Opinions about the issue E. What the government will do after abolishing the Pork Barrel IV. Conclusion V. Recommendation I. Introduction to 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? A. Definition of Terms The Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) is a discretionary fund in the Philippines available to members of Congress. Originally established as the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) in 1990, it is designed to allow legislators to fund small-scale infrastructure or community projects which fell outside the scope of the national infrastructure program, which was often restricted to large infrastructure items (Nograles and Lagman ). The PDAF is commonly called the "pork barrel", and has been the subject of much public criticism following exposés on abuses perpetuated by members of Congress on use of the fund in 1996 and 2013. According to the Random House Dictionary...
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...Pork Barrel Scam Submitted by: Paula Danielle Loberiza Submitted to: Mr. Emmanuel Bolaños Pork Barrel Scam Pork barrel is the appropriation of government spending for localized projects secured solely or the term pork barrel politics usually refers to spending, which is intended to benefit constituents of a politician in return for their political support, either in the form of campaign contributions or votes. In the popular 1863 story "The Children of the Public", Edward Everett Hale used the term pork barrel as a homely metaphor for any form of public spending to the citizenry. After the American Civil War, however, the term came to be used in a derogatory sense. The Oxford English Dictionary dates the modern sense of the term from 1873.primarily to bring money to a representative's district. Pork Barrel is never a new concept. In fact, the Philippines may just have patterned the concept and idea from the world’s practices .Pork barrel and Janet Lim- Napoles are two inseparable terms now in the Philippines. The government’s chief auditor reported that a dozen senators and scores of congressmen had directed billions in pork-barrel money into fishy NGOs over three years. The money (given to members of Congress to spend in their constituencies on projects of their own choosing) was disbursed during Mrs. Arroyo’s term. But Mr. Aquino’s first reaction was to defend the pork-barrel scheme. That is because he is at the apex of the Philippines’...
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...another option? An alternative perhaps? The reason why I chose this topic is because it somehow affects all of us. I want to know the reason why some people take PDAF for granted not only the politicians but also those who are pretending to organize projects, etc but instead they use it for their personal gains. Is pork barrel the real root of corruption? These questions are just some of the many subjects that are inclined with the topic. With all the commotion and protest over the pork barrel scam, there are still a number of Filipinos who have no idea what it is. This term paper aims to give information about the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) or the pork barrel and some issues and controversies connected with it; thus enlightening the effect of the proposed abolition of the pork barrel. Generally, pork barrel refers to 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 to attack opponents. Scholars, however, use it as a technical term regarding legislative control of local appropriations (Wikipedia.org) In the Philippines, "pork barrel" is the common term that refers to the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) which is defined as a discretionary fund allocated to the members of the Congress - Philippine House of Representatives and the Philippine Senate - to spend as...
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...The 10-Billion Pork Barrel Scam The Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) more commonly known as Pork Barrel is a budgetary allocation that is given to the House of Representatives and the senate from 2006. ₱70 Million for each of the congressmen and ₱200 Million for each of the senators. This fund should be used for financial assistance in development projects which the senate and congressmen would sponsor. However, on August 2013 a public outrage have blasted after whistleblower Benhur Luy have alleged that Janet Lim-Napoles, a Filipino-born Chinese woman was behind the P10 billion scam that also involved several senators and congressmen. They have allocated their PDAF to ghost projects which were “implemented” through Napoles’s companies but have produced no tangible output. Napoles, who specialized in trading agricultural products, frequently used the procurement of agricultural inputs in the propagation of the scam. Either her employees would write to legislators requesting for funds for the implementation of a particular project (e.g. farm inputs), or a legislator would indicate to the DBM a particular recipient agency for his or her PDAF funds that would be pre-selected by Napoles. Once received, this is forwarded to the DBM, which would then issue a Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) indicating the amount deducted from the legislator's PDAF allocation, and later a Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) given to the recipient agency. The NCA would then be deposited...
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...encourage social goals. A policy established and carried out by the government goes through several stages from inception to conclusion. These are agenda building, formulation, adoption, implementation, evaluation, and termination. 1. Agenda building Before a policy can be created, a problem must exist that is called to the attention of the government. Illegal immigration, for example, has been going on for many years, but it was not until the 1990s that enough people considered it such a serious problem that it required increased government action. Another example is crime. American society tolerates a certain level of crime; however, when crime rises dramatically or is perceived to be rising dramatically, it becomes an issue for policymakers to address. Specific events can place a problem on the agenda. The flooding of a town near a river raises the question of whether homes should be allowed to be built in a floodplain. New legislation on combating terrorism (the USA Patriot Act, for example) was a response to the attacks of September 11, 2001. 2. Formulation and adoption Policy formulation means coming up with an approach to solving a problem. Congress, the executive branch, the courts, and interest groups may be involved. Contradictory proposals are often made. The president may have one approach to immigration reform, and the opposition-party members of Congress may have another. Policy...
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...July 8, 2013 Bishop Soc Villegas heads CBCP Villegas to pursue fight against RH law The protégé of the late Jaime Cardinal Sin, Lingayen-Dagupan Archbishop Socrates “Soc” Villegas, was elected president of the influential Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) on Sunday amid a continuing conflict between the Church and the Aquino administration on the controversial reproductive health (RH) law. At 52, Villegas will lead the 96 active and 40 honorary members of the bishops’ collegial body when Cebu Archbishop Jose Palma ends his term on Dec. 1. To succeed Villegas as vice president is Davao Archbishop Romulo Valles. While Villegas is known to have had strong ties with the late President Corazon Aquino, the mother of the incumbent Chief Executive, he is perceived as one who will not give in to the whims of the current administration. “One thing is certain, the archbishop will talk as needed. He will not keep quiet,” Archbishop Emeritus Oscar Cruz told the Inquirer over the phone on Sunday. “This man is intelligent and courageous. He will exercise his [pastoral duties] and will put into action his qualifications.” Cruz said. Cruz cited a pronouncement that Villegas made amid the debate on the RH bill last year, which he noted “had angered the Palace.” “My dear youth, contraception is corruption. The use of government money, taxpayers’ money to give out contraceptive pills is corruption. Contraceptive pills teach us it is all right to have sex with someone...
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...State of the Nation Address Of President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino The purpose of having a SONA is to report the economical stability of our country. But, does our country are now more progressive than before? Do we commit the main goal of the main goal of our president which is the straight path in achieving such ideal state? These questions always come into my mind as I watch and listen to the SONA of our president. Let us all notice the achievements of President Aquino as I summarized his last State of the Nation Address. The president of the Philippines, President Benigno "Noynoy" Aquino conducted his most important SONA last July 5, 2015. He started by a peaceful greetings. The Muntinlupa-Cavite Expressway ( MCX ) was opened and approved in his administration wherein, they pay 925 million pesos in giving the privilege to make the infrastructure into a reality. President Aquino blames the past administration during the leadership of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. He mentioned all the anomalies during the leadership of Arroyo. Based on my own opinion, we blame the part administrations. But instead, as a President, why should you do your first step in order to change that makes our country more progressive? In fact, in politics, there's on perfect administration. It depends on how a President should showcase his promises during his candidacy. Besides, the more he keeps on blaming the past administration, the more he proofs that his leadership wasn't enough. After all, there's no...
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...the Nation Address I The numerous islands of the Philippines lend their attentions on the President’s annual report of the countries status on his State of the Nation Address. Local TV networks, radio stations and the social media served as the instrument for the citizens to listen to what the President is about to convey. Aquino’s 6th and last SONA was delivered last July 27, 2015, highlighted the following issues and affairs. Comparison to the Former Administration After the President’s greetings to the mass, he started pointing out the past administration issues and affairs. He’s still blaming Arroyo’s presidency for the problems the government is facing during his term. He also mentioned scandals and controversy, like the, Fertilizer Fund Scam, NBN ZTE Deal, Hello Garci Scandal, and the Maguindanao massacre, the former government has brought to the country and the troubles that was carried-over to him. The President seemed to expose how corruption worked on the former admin. Appointment of Government Officials In connection with the corruption issues of the previous government, he pointed out what his administration has done during the early years of its term. He gave focus on the appoint of the officials whom stand with integrity and trust and the removal and conviction of some officials of corruption, like ex-CJ Corona and Senators Estrada, Revilla and Enrile. He also gave recognition to those cabinet members who have done a great job on their units like...
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...Issue: The government (Philippines) is one big enterprise. It is equipped with adequate resources to manage its affairs in fulfilling its mission to provide basic social services, infrastructure development, etc. As a student of MBA, assess and react on its present economic status taking into account the financial difficulties brought about by national calamities, graft and corruption, mismanagement, bloated bureaucracy, etc. What innovations do you suggest/introduce to uplift its economic status? Our country is one of the world’s fastest growing economies having an emerging economic status. In Asia, Philippines is the fastest growing Asian country. This is evidenced by 7 percent increase in the domestic economy for the third quarter in 2013 having a gross domestic product growth of 7.4 percent in the first three quarters compared with 6.7 percent in the same period in 2012. A property boom and the services sector were the main drivers of the economic expansion. However, our economy is expected to grow about 7 percent only by end of the year as expansion in October-December is stunted by Typhoon Haiyan. Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said Super Typhoon Haiyan would cut up to 0.8 percentage points from gross domestic product growth in the last quarter of the year. Yes, we all know that Philippine economy faced very difficult issues but challenging year in 2013. Let me mention the famous ones, on political and financial issues is the...
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...THE DISBURSEMENT ACCELERATION PROGRAM MELISSA R. MARTIN MPAD 610 –PUBLIC MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL CHANGE CONTENT * What is DAP? * Why was DAP introduced? * How did the DAP work? * How did DAP benefit the economy? * How did DAP support the budget reform agenda? * DAP Timeline * Constitutional and Legal Bases of DAP * SC Ruling on DAP * Why did the Aquino Administration terminate DAP? * SC modifies ruling on DAP What is DAP? The Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) is a spending reform measure to speed up public expenditure and catalyze economic growth. Why was DAP introduced? * Need to Clean House: Curb Corruption and Leakages * Freeing up operational bottlenecks * Inefficient implementation * Poor planning * Slow procurement * By the third quarter of 2011, it became clear that if we wanted public spending to accelerate enough for economic growth, we had to use idle funds. (Sec. Florencio Abad, DBM ) * The Aquino Administration therefore launched the DAP in 2011 KEY REFORMS (the DAP as Package of Reform Intervention) * Zero-based budgeting Implementation of zero-based budgeting to weed out inefficient, ineffective and leakage-ridden programs and projects * Early enactment of the budget Early preparation, submission and enactment of the annual National Budget including the adoption of the Online Submission of Budget Proposal * Disaggregation of lump sum funds ...
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...REPORTER: SHIELA MAE B. ARBUSO Chapter 11 – The Promotion of Peace 494. Peace is a value and a universal duty founded on a rational and moral order of society that has its roots in God himself, “the first source of being, the essential truth and the supreme good”. Peace is not merely the absence of war, nor can it be reduced solely to the maintenance of a balance of power between enemies. Rather it is founded on a correct understanding of the human person and requires the establishment of an order based on justice and charity Peace is the fruit of justice, (cf. Is 32:17) understood in the broad sense as the respect for the quilibrium of every dimension of the human person. Peace is threatened when man is not given all that is due him as a human person, when his dignity is not respected and when civil life is not directed to the common good. The defence and promotion of human rights is essential for the building up of a peaceful society and the integral development of individuals, peoples and nations. Peace is also the fruit of love. “True and lasting peace is more a matter of love than of justice, because the function of justice is merely to do away with obstacles to peace: the injury done or the damage caused. Peace itself, however, is an act and results only from love. Outline of 494: 1. Peace is a value and a universal duty founded on a rational and moral order of society a. It has its roots in God => “the first source of being, the essential truth and the Supreme Good”...
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