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Undying hunger for pork

In a landmark ruling in 2013, the Supreme Court declared the pork barrel system unconstitutional, mainly the Priority Development Assistance Fund, or PDAF, that provided yearly to each senator P200 million and each House member P70 million “for projects.” The decision was pivotal since it invalidated all forms of lump …

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AKAP’s suspicious origin

There were no minutes of the meeting between the Senate and House panels in the bicam to reconcile conflicting provisions in the budget, nor did the media cover it. Budget insertions are back under the Senate’s lens after legislators stumbled on a suspicious item that surreptitiously popped up in the …

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Making social justice a living reality

Today, Feb. 20, marks the observance of the World Day of Social Justice, which was initiated by the United Nations in 2007. The theme for this year’s campaign is Global Coalition for Social Justice: Bridging Gaps, Building Alliances, underlining the imperative need for countries to share resources and best practices …

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‘Near poor’ excuse

The cloak and dagger skepticism goes all the way to the People’s Initiative push, which the House leadership denied having initiated, although it was clear who the beneficiary of the move would be. The level of skepticism between the House of Representatives and the Senate over the Charter change push …

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Road Chaos

In a nutshell, the plan, according to Mendoza, is to ban e-trikes and e-bikes on major roads. There’s chaos on the streets from unregistered e-bikes and e-trikes and their mostly unlicensed and undisciplined drivers as they break road regulations with impunity, putting themselves, motorists, pedestrians, and other road users in …

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School pride?

Yes, times have definitely changed as student-athletes are now heavily pampered by coaches, team managers and other officials. Player movements in the collegiate ranks are getting out of hand. Star playmaker Jacob Cortez started the carousel by transferring to De La Salle University shortly after leading San Beda University to …

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Who wins, who loses games politicos play?

We can only hope and pray that ultimately the people and the economy won’t turn out to be the losers in these games that politicians play. “We shook hands and we’ve agreed to talk to each other for another meeting,” said Senate President Migz Zubiri as he posed for the …

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Free internet folly

The public WiFi offensives of the Manila city government through Erap WiFi and later IskoNek both failed since these were money-making undertakings instead of to provide a public service. The government obsession with providing free internet to the public always raises suspicions after the failed Pipol Konek program that was …

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Invest in education, invest in the future

Education is deemed a beacon that illuminates the path toward a brighter future and serves as one of humanity’s most powerful tools to attain a better tomorrow. It provides stability — a foundation that no one can wrest away from us. It serves as a key to unlock doors of …

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