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The Politician Versus the Collective (a critique of the pork barrel system in the Philippines)
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.
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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.
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