Category: Development

8 reasons why the pork barrel funds and other Presidential funds should be abolished

September 24, 2013July 7, 2022 Ilda 59 Comments

Rumor has it that there will be a campaign to try and convince the public that members of Philippine Congress need the priority development assistance funds (PDAF) or pork barrel funds to help continue the nationwide scholarship and medical assistance programs initiated by some members of Congress. True enough, two of President Benigno Simeon “BS”…

Crime, Development, Government, Politics

Project Save 182 Adrift in Ennui After SM Baguio Revises Its Expansion Plan

September 19, 2013September 19, 2013 P. Farol 74 Comments

The most recent word about SM Baguio City is that has revised its expansion plans and this will result in a lower number of pine trees affected. Apparently, just like the way they harked to Olivier Ochanine’s petition to save the Philamlife Theatre, SM seems to be showing that it is listening to and responding…

Development, Environment

Something Fishy About the Department of Agriculture’s Extra Rice

September 18, 2013 P. Farol 13 Comments

(Last week, I pointed out that there is an ongoing rice scam at the Department of Agriculture and National Food Authority that could cost taxpayers to lose P2 Billion to corruption and waste. This post picks up where it left off, which is the enormous yearly corruption and waste that is created by the government’s…

Crime, Development, Economy

Congressman Douglas Hagedorn Needs More Research on Manila Bay Reclamation Issues

September 16, 2013 P. Farol 17 Comments

I was informed rather belatedly that Neophyte Congressman Douglas Hagedorn, the brother of former Puerto Princesa Mayor Edward Hagedorn, has gone on ahead and stated his opposition to a proposed reclamation project in Manila Bay. As the Vice Chairman of the House Committee on Ecology, Hagedorn has cited the following reasons for opposing the project…

Development, Environment

Zamboanga crisis: MNLF leader Nur Misuari not only lost his cause, he also lost the plot

September 16, 2013June 30, 2014 Ilda 39 Comments

The current clashes between Philippine government troops and members of a Muslim rebel group in Zamboanga City of Mindanao despite the 2012 Framework Agreement should be a lesson to all especially President Benigno Simeon “BS” Aquino that one should never negotiate with terrorists. Obviously, the most recent peace agreement cooked up by the government with…

Development, Government, Politics, Religion

How About A P2 Billion Rice Scam To Go With Your Pork Barrel Fund Scam?

September 13, 2013September 19, 2018 P. Farol 7 Comments

While people are going agog about the P10 Billion Pork Barrel Scam, another scam is being perpetrated without an uproar, without crowds gathering at EDSA, and without pictures of different people posing with Jeane Lim Napoles. Not everybody in a country with over two thirds of its people groaning under the poverty line gets a…

Development, Economy, Government

Pork Barrel Corruption and Calls for a Shift to a Parliamentary System of Government

September 9, 2013September 9, 2013 P. Farol 19 Comments

As it is, discussions on the mechanics of how the pork barrel scam was perpetrated outlines the massive collusion between the executive branch of government, the legislative branch of government, members of the supposedly independent constitutional body that is supposed to keep corruption in check, and pork barrel “operators”. At this point, calling for a shift…

Charter Change, Development, Government

Filipino politicians will start doing their jobs properly if the voters stopped treating them like celebrities

September 4, 2013September 4, 2013 Ilda 72 Comments

A wise man once said that politicians are like diapers; they need to be changed often and for the same reason. The wise man’s words should be applied today especially with Philippine politicians. I mean, why do Filipinos have to wait until the next election before getting rid of blundering politicians? It’s like a prolonged…

Crime, Development, Government, Politics, Society