pork barrel system

Read more about the article Davao folks rant Aquino’s ‘red carpet’ treatment of Napoles
(photo courtesy of Philippine National Police Facebook Account)

Davao folks rant Aquino’s ‘red carpet’ treatment of Napoles

Davao City residents interviewed by Davao Today did not hide their dismay over the perceived special treatment on Janet Lim Napoles, the principal figure in the multibillion pork barrel scam, as she walked escorted to Malacañang on Wednesday to surrender to the President after several days of being fugitive of the law.

Continue ReadingDavao folks rant Aquino’s ‘red carpet’ treatment of Napoles
Read more about the article Netizens parry Aquino’s pork abolition pitch: ‘SEBO’, ‘HOLDAF’, ‘GOLAY’, ‘LIEMPO’

Netizens parry Aquino’s pork abolition pitch: ‘SEBO’, ‘HOLDAF’, ‘GOLAY’, ‘LIEMPO’

President Aquino III’s announcement Friday that “it is time to abolish PDAF” or the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) spurred epicurean invectives from journalists, activists and academe all over social media. They’d rather call it by other edibles.

Continue ReadingNetizens parry Aquino’s pork abolition pitch: ‘SEBO’, ‘HOLDAF’, ‘GOLAY’, ‘LIEMPO’