“Apart from being used as a tool to control Congress, the DAP may prove to even be illegal and unconstitutional.”– Kabataan Party Rep. Terry Ridon
‘Aquino’s creation of Disbursement Acceleration Program an impeachable offense’ – constitution expert
Month: October 2013
Ilocos Sur religious groups unite against pork barrel, corruption
“It is the government’s responsibility to serve the people. We, as citizens, have the right and capacity to search for the truth regarding how our government is being run and how our taxes are being used. “ – Archbishop of Nueva Segovia Ernesto Salgado
Farmers file plunder against President Aquino, agriculture officials
“The fact that as early as 2007, the transactions of the bogus NGOs have already started should have been enough reason not to continue with their accreditation. But, the DA did not lift a finger to delist and file criminal cases against the said NGOs. As such, it could be reasonably concluded that the respondents-officials of the DA have conspired and benefited from the scam.”
The Politician Versus the Collective (a critique of the pork barrel system in the Philippines)
It has been a long way since from the culture of the Katipunan to the present pork barrel system in the Philippines, a legacy of colonial US to the country to make its political protégées follow its bidding.
Read also Second Part: Participative democracy: substitute to the pork barrel system
Participative democracy: substitute to the pork barrel system
The collectivism of the Katipunan has been drowned out by the noise and hurly-burly of self-centered modern living and the pursuit of unbridled political ambitions by some, which have wrought havoc among our people.
Cease
Ni MARK JOSEPH RAFAL Bulatlat.com Tapos na raw ang moro-moro Sa Zambo. Ang tanong mayroon Nga bang sigalot? Ay! Itong Mga salot ng ating bayan, Lubhang bihasa sa salamangka At naratibong ang saysay Ay waring pagpipinta sa tubig. Pakitong-kitong na silang Nililinis ang kani-kanilang Duguang bakuran at limahid sa pagkanid Himpilan. Selective justice? Sabihin ninyo…
Sa mga guro
Ni Rogelio L. Ordoñez Bulatlat.com Ikaw, ikaw na utak-guro Ay saan nga ba patungo? Manungaw ka Sa bintana ng kaluluwa At butasin ng mga mata Ang pader ng pagkaaba… Bawat mansiyon at palasyo’y Silipin ang mga kuwarto At matutong mag-atado Ng bituka’t mga apdo… Ikaw, ikaw na kasiping ng aklat Ay dapat mamulat Sa mga…