Tag: p10 billion pork

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

What’s Wrong With The Court of Public Opinion Judging Janet Napoles Pork-portedly Guilty

August 8, 2013August 8, 2013 P. Farol 23 Comments

(Note: I urge you to check out, and if you so feel inclined, sign a petition on Change.org put out by Former Senior Government Officials Philippines urging the Office of the Ombudsman to conduct a fair and impartial investigation into the alleged grave misuse of the PDAF or Priority Development Assistance Fund or Congressional Pork…

Crime

Pinoys Just Want Tongue and Finger Action

August 4, 2013August 4, 2013 P. Farol 41 Comments

As far as the P10 Billion Pork Barrel Scam is concerned, it seems certain sectors of the Filipino Cyberspace are more interested in tongue and finger action than the rather unexciting ideas of fairness, decency, truth, and justice. By tongue and finger action, I refer to all the tongue wagging and keyboard crunching of the…

Culture, Lifestyle, Media

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Propaganda Boy
on The Lumads: Another Victim Of Filipino Apathy
Lumads are nothing more than just wokes, mulat and LGBTQIA
Propaganda Boy
on Why Pride is a Bad Reaction to Oppression
Wow... what about conversation therapy!?
Propaganda Boy
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
Maggot... Bringing back strongman Duterte and Ferdinand Edralin Marcos and
Propaganda Boy
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
But there is no such thing as "proper far-right party".
Propaganda Boy
on The Philippine Senate has become a serious liability to the Filipino people and needs to be trashed ASAP!
Hi Maggot. If Senate, Congress and partylist have to be
Propaganda Boy
on Filipinos need a proper “far right” party
Far-right party seems too extreme. It would be just homophobia,