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 projects of the Philippine government, mostly on the local level. The scam was first exposed in the Philippine Daily Inquirer on July 12, 2013,[1] with the six-part exposé of the Inquirer on the scam pointing to businesswoman Janet Lim-Napoles as
Words: 290 - Pages: 2
such matter. Esguerra, C.V. (2008, February 6). Breakthrough drug: cervical cancer vaccine okd. Philippine Daily Inquirer, p.3. This newspaper article is about the newly developed vaccine against cervical cancer. It talks about its cost, the recommended age group to receive the vaccine and the interval of administration. It further states the number of new cases worldwide and here in the Philippines. This is especially beneficial for those reader’s seeking information about the vaccine and the
Words: 502 - Pages: 3
Manila Bulletin Publishing Corporation (MBPC) is the first and oldest newspaper firm in the Philippines. MBPC is known for its broadsheets, magazines such as the Philippine Panorama Magazine, and tabloids such as Tempo and Balita in Filipino. The corporation has transformed into a comprehensive newspaper and it is published every day. Tabloids are also published daily and magazines are published weekly. Newspapers play a very important role in society for the main purpose of providing people with
Words: 404 - Pages: 2
How Stress Management Affects the Work and Relationship of Less-Fortunate Families The word “stress” is derived from the Latin strictus and the Old French etrace. In the past, the word has been used to designate both a stimulus (a force or pressure that causes distress) and a response to that stimulus (adversity, affliction). Currently, it is used to describe a situation wherein a person suffers an adversity that still persists even after mustering up all the necessary resrouces, threatening their
Words: 1199 - Pages: 5
channelling their pork barrel funds to fake non-governmental organizations with nothing but ghost projects to show for has yet again raised the issue of abolishing the pork barrel. I. Introduction to Pork Barrel A. Definition of Terms B. PDAF in the Philippines C. Importance of PDAF II. PDAF scam A. People involved B. Reactions and Protests III. Abolishment of Pork Barrel A. Benefits B. Consequences C. Alternatives D. Opinions about the issue E. What the government will do after abolishing
Words: 4110 - Pages: 17
The Obvious Bias of Philippine Mainstream Media http://theparadoxicleyline.blogspot.com/2011/02/obvious-bias-of-philippine-mainstream.html By: Ishmael Fischer Ahab | ABS-CBN, consolidated RH Bill, Filipinos Unite for Life, GMA, media bias, Observations, Philippine Daily Inquirer, Philippine Star, Pro-Life Rally, RH Bill | My trust in the Philippine mainstream media dropped further when media entities obviously showed their bias when they totally ignored the pro-life and anti-Reproductive
Words: 361 - Pages: 2
this so they made their words longer.[3] Most Jejemons are poor.[1][2][5] People who are Jejemons are described based on levels. These are "mild," "moderate", "severe", or "terminal."[6] Jejenese and Jejebet Jejenese jEJ3n3Se Native to Philippines Ethnicity Jejemon Language family Creole Taglish and Englog Jejenese Writing system Jejebet Language codes ISO 639-2 cpe ISO 639-3 – Jejemons speak Jejenese based on Taglish and Englog.[2][1] Their alphabet, Jejebet
Words: 429 - Pages: 2
Manila City Health Department, water around Metro Manila was found to be potentially dangerous. That means what our drinking water is dirty? OMG. SCENE 2 *President is talking to someone in the phone* President: I’ve read what the Philippine Daily Inquirer had written. What are we going to do? How are we going to face the public now? How are we going to maintain our good relationship with them? How are we going to convince them that we didn’t do anything wrong? I want to see you in my office
Words: 707 - Pages: 3
System for United Auctioneers Incorporated” to have a guide and background in developing a system. Local. According to Ramon Faloran (2008), in the article “The Computer Edge of the New Employment and Opportunities” that he wrote in the Philippine Daily Inquirer. He stated that: “Computer gives you a different feeling about what is happening in the company. Business will be highly competitive and innovative because the computer provides instant information.” According to Ms. Stephanie Manalaysay
Words: 308 - Pages: 2
Youngblood Working student By Veronica V. Rillorta Philippine Daily Inquirer First Posted 00:18:00 04/01/2008 Filed Under: Human Interest After our high school graduation, I dreamt of going to college and taking up a course of my interest as the key to finding employment. But as June 2005 drew near, I started to worry. Who would send me to school? Would I end up like my brothers who became ?istambay? [idlers] after high school because my parents couldn?t afford to send them to school? I
Words: 1035 - Pages: 5
