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A real pig gets locked up during Monday’s Million Dollar March to symbolize the people’s rage against the pork barrel system or Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of Congress which has been exposed to cases of corruption. (davaotoday.com photo by Jandy Ken Lizondra)

Pork still present in 2014 budget

"They say there is no more pork or PDAF but why are congressmen and senators allowed to determine projects worth P 24 million? The mere fact that legislators each have P24M of hard projects practically at their disposal and there is no semblance of realignment on the president’s allocation, so far, is proof that the pork barrel still exists,” said Gabriela Partylist Representative Luzviminda Ilagan.

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DAVAO ARTISTS VS PORK

Davao artists led by Palanca awardee and historian Macario Tiu, Ph.D. (second from right) and award-winning film director Arnel Mardoquio (fourth from right) and the Voice of the Philippines finalist Angelique Alcantara (third from left) make their art speak against government corruption during the launching of the Artista Kontra Korapyson (Artists against Corruption) held last Monday at Museo Dabaw. (davaotoday.com photo by Ace R. Morandante)

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UP Mindanao irked by budget cuts amid fund wastage

“Government is fooling the students and the people when [President Benigno Aquino] said that government has no more fund for education, when he just distributed it to his political supporters,” said Arian Jane Ramos, Alyansa ng mga Aktibong Kabataan sa UP Mindanao (ANAK UP Min).

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ATENEO FORUM ON PORK

Bayan Muna Representative Atty. Carlos Isagani Zarate (center) stressed the need to abolish both the legislative PDAF and presidential “pork” or special funds in order to stop the culture of patronage politics. Joining Zarate is Asst. Deputy Ombudsman for Mindanao Atty. Rodolfo Elman (second, left), teachers of Ateneo de Davao University and anti-corruption advocates during Wednesday’s forum on pork barrel held at Ateneo de Davao University. (davaotoday.com photo by Barry Ohaylan)

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