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 ...
AUSTIN. Texas -- Citizens Against Government Waste, a non-partisan watchdog group, unveiled their annual list of leaders who have asked for the biggest congressional earmarks -- so-called pork barrel ...
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WITH the recent increase of the budget for the Department of Public Works and Highways, or DPWH (amounting to more than a ...
A fresh look at the community infrastructure program raises questions about opaque processes and highlights the need for ...
The hearings of the Senate Blue Ribbon Committee and those related to the national budget brought to the fore the term ...
Senate President Pro Tempore Panfilo Lacson is pushing for safeguards to ensure that the speedy construction of classrooms ...
The Philippines and corruption go together like pork and mustard. But a fresh inquiry into the country’s so-called pork-barrel culture has produced some of the largest popular protests to hit the ...
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 ...
Judge Chris Piazza said not another dime in unspent General Improvement Fund money can go to local projects, because that would be unconstitutional. He ordered a refund of almost $1 million improperly ...
White House hopeful Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) Monday vowed to fight wasteful government spending if elected president. In his second major policy address in a week, McCain said Republicans, after ...