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The Priority Development Assistance Fund scam, also called the PDAF scam or the pork barrel scam, is a political scandal involving the alleged misuse by several members of the Congress of the Philippines of their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF, popularly called "pork barrel"), a lump-sum discretionary fund granted to each member of Congress for spending on priority development ...
One of Belgica's campaign promises was a flat tax system for the Philippines; in particular, a simple, one-time, and one kind tax of not more than 10% only on net income on both individual and business profits. He also espouses belief in a limited and decentralized form of government, a free market, and Christian fundamentalism. He leads the ...
Belgica was elected in the City Council of Manila in 1995. He was picked by then-interim mayor Lito Atienza to be his running mate in 1998 local elections but lost to Danny Lacuna. [1] He attempted to run for vice mayor in 2007 under the Drilon wing of the Liberal Party, [1] but lost to then-councilor and future mayor Isko Moreno. [2]
that any emergency threatening it has passed—or, worst case, can be corrected in the upcoming presidential election. But the dangers are not gone; they are regrouping. In some ways they are rapidly gaining force.The big picture reveals that ten classic pressures—pressures that have been used in various times
Victor Leaton Ochoa (1850 Chihuahua, Mexico – 1945 Sinaloa, Mexico) was a Mexican American revolutionary, journalist, union leader, miner, prisoner and inventor. He is best known for his invention of the Ochoaplane, the electric brake, an adjustable wrench, a pen and pencil clip and a windmill.
Spanish police on Monday said they had arrested three "extremely dangerous" suspected mafia members wanted in Italy for crimes including attempted murder, weapons trafficking and money laundering.
In the landmark case Belgica v. Executive Secretary , where the Court declared the Priority Development Assistance Fund unconstitutional, Leonen wrote a separate concurring opinion where he displayed great command of logic and the law in order to arrive with conclusions regarding the unconstitutionality of pork barrel. [ 15 ]
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