THE Supreme Court (SC) banned the notorious Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), widely known as pork barrel, a decade ago. Yet, a new investigative rep ...

This matters because much of this pork violates a basic constitutional rule: spending for local or private purposes requires a two-thirds supermajority in both chambers. Lawmakers met that threshold ...

Thinking about the alleged scam that involved the funneling of lawmakers' Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) also known as “pork barrel” into bogus Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs), I ...

“There are two separate phenomena related to corruption but are not identical to it,” writes political scientist Francis Fukuyama. “The first is the creation and extraction of rents, and the second is ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — The Mackinac Center for Public Policy has filed a lawsuit against the Michigan Department of Labor, challenging the legality of pork-barrel spending. Pork-barrel refers to the ...

In 2006, longtime congressional staffer Scott Lilly and I wrote an article about unethical behavior by then-House Speaker Dennis Hastert. No, not his child molestation, which only became public years ...

Bayan Central Visayas, the regional chapter of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan, has expressed strong condemnation over the P55.77 ...

Taxpayers across the country are getting their first looks at what the Washington swamp is like in the new earmark era. It’s not a pretty sight. Earlier this year, the House of Representatives brought ...

Depending on who you speak to, congressional earmarks are a great abuse of the system or are a benefit to communities in desperate need of federal funds for worthwhile projects. There is no denying ...

Critics see the appropriation as the latest example of "pork-barrel science"—a direct appeal to Congress for construction funds in the absence of peer review for quality and need. Supporters argue ...

In 2006, longtime congressional staffer Scott Lilly and I wrote an article about unethical behavior by then-House Speaker Dennis Hastert. No, not his child molestation, which only became public years ...