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                    [ArticleID] => 2253296
                    [Title] => Akala ng tao ay malinis, pero nagnakaw ng bilyon
                    [Summary] => MULA nang ibalik ang Kongreso nu’ng 1987, bumalik din ang pork barrel. Binatikos agad ng journalists ang tinatawag noon na Countrywide Development Fund.
                    [DatePublished] => 2023-03-21 00:00:00
                    [ColumnID] => 135482
                    [Focus] => 1
                    [AuthorID] => 1805283
                    [AuthorName] => Jarius Bondoc
                    [SectionName] => PSN Opinyon
                    [SectionUrl] => opinyon
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                    [ArticleID] => 1384544
                    [Title] => SC asked to respect separation of powers
                    [Summary] => 

A senior administration lawmaker yesterday suggested to the Supreme Court to respect the separation of powers of the three branches of government to avoid flip-flopping on its decisions.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-26 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1805432 [AuthorName] => Paolo Romero [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [2] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1381891 [Title] => Noy may tap Malampaya funds through emergency powers [Summary] =>

President Aquino will be authorized to tap about P4 billion to P 10 billion from the Malampaya funds once Congress gives him the special emergency powers to prevent an impending energy crisis next year, Senate President Franklin Drilon said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-19 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [3] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1376911 [Title] => ‘Noy powers to include Malampaya Fund’ [Summary] =>

President Aquino will be authorized to tap about P4 billion to P10 billion from the Malampaya Fund once Congress gives him special emergency powers to prevent an impending energy crisis next year, Senate President Franklin Drilon said yesterday.

[DatePublished] => 2014-10-06 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1096615 [AuthorName] => Christina Mendez [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => http://media.philstar.com/images/the-philippine-star/business/business-main/20140926/malampaya-natural-gas-3.jpg ) [4] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1290719 [Title] => Sandiganbayan convicts 2 ex-DILG officials in 'pork' case [Summary] =>

Two former regional directors of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) have been convicted by the Sandiganbayan for violation of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act in connection with projects funded with the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF), the old name of the Priority Development Assistance Fund or the pork barrel.

[DatePublished] => 2014-02-15 14:07:52 [ColumnID] => 0 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => [AuthorName] => [SectionName] => Headlines [SectionUrl] => headlines [URL] => ) [5] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1243552 [Title] => Unaccountable [Summary] =>

Palace propaganda attempts to misdirect us away from the crux of the matter regarding the “disbursement acceleration program” (DAP). The propagandists want us to focus on the misuse of these funds, such as was uncovered in the Napoles scam.

[DatePublished] => 2013-10-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134157 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804783 [AuthorName] => Alex Magno [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [6] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1188831 [Title] => ‘Positive’ developments [Summary] =>

There are also some positive aspects in what is actually happening to our country now.

[DatePublished] => 2013-09-09 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133340 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804883 [AuthorName] => Jose C. Sison [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [7] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1144891 [Title] => Oh My Gulay! Former Sen. Ed Angara swings from pork to veggies [Summary] =>

A day after a multitude gathered at the Luneta to show their indignation against “pork” and all the swine who feed on them, former Sen. Edgardo Angara hosted an all-vegetable lunch in Makati City.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-29 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 135221 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1391760 [AuthorName] => Joanne Rae M. Ramirez [SectionName] => Newsmakers [SectionUrl] => newsmakers [URL] => ) [8] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1072281 [Title] => Congressional Barbeque [Summary] =>

This week’s title is not referring to a social soiree but to the pork-fest (babuyan in the vernacular?) instigated by the latest round of investigative exposés.

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-10 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 134856 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1249993 [AuthorName] => Dean Andy Bautista [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) [9] => Array ( [ArticleID] => 1053441 [Title] => The pork barrel scam a perfect model of corruption [Summary] =>

Every single solon or government official connected to the latest pork barrel scam is trying to make us (the public) believe that he or she has got nothing to do with it at all! Sanamagan!

[DatePublished] => 2013-08-05 00:00:00 [ColumnID] => 133536 [Focus] => 0 [AuthorID] => 1804832 [AuthorName] => Sara Soliven De Guzman [SectionName] => Opinion [SectionUrl] => opinion [URL] => ) ) )
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