More and more people want to unite and act against the plunder, misuse and abuse of public funds through the controversial pork barrel. Citizens are outraged by the PDAF scandal involving lawmakers, Janet Napoles and fake NGOs. President BS Aquino himself has been put on the defensive for his own pork barrel, its misuse for bribery, and his refusal to abolish the pork barrel system. Here is a [developing] list of reference materials and links on the issue. Primers and Presentations
Primer on the Pork Barrel by Pagbabago People’s Movement for Change
(If you wish to print this Pagbabago primer, please use this ready-for-printing, laid-out format instead.)
Praymer hinggil sa Pork Barrel by Ecumenical Institute for Labor Education and Research
Understanding the Pork Barrel (and why it should be abolished) by Prof. Solita Monsod
What the People Should Know Lump Sums, Automatic Appropriations, & Off Budget Items by Prof. Leonor Briones
The Congressional Power of the Purse : Myth or Reality by Prof. Leonor Briones
Analysis on 2014 Budget by Prof. Leonor Briones
- Prof. Leonor Briones: Three reasons why the 2014 national budget is prone to misuse
- Prof. Edberto Villegas: The Politician Versus the Collective (A critique of the pork barrel system in the Philippines) Part 1 and Part 2
President Aquino’s DAP
- Who’s distracted? PNoy misses the point
- Palace spending program illegal
- Scandalous DAP is presidential pork
Other Presidential Pork
Prime Cuts: Presidential Pork Barrel Primer by Kabataan Partylist
PDAF
- Video: Pork Chopped – Pagsisiyasat sa Pork Barrel ng Kongreso
- Abuse, misuse of PDAF linger under ‘Daang Matuwid’
- Same, same bad pork: ‘Chop-chop’ contracts, duplicate projects, etc.
- PDAF wins elections, favors political parties
- Infographics: By the Numbers: Pork barrel scam
- Infographic: Pork Barrel Scam 101
- PDAF more than doubled under Aquino
- Admin solons linked to pork barrel scam
- PDAF released to NGOs
- COA report on PDAF utilization
- Infographic: Choice Cuts: Cebu and the Pork Barrel
Cases filed
- TRO issued by Supreme Court against release of remaining PDAF for 2013
- Full Texts: Supreme Court petitions against PDAF
- Full Text: Plunder case vs. President Aquino et al, filed by farmers group KMP
- Executive Summary: Plunder case vs. former President Arroyo et al, filed by DOJ
Supreme Court petition vs. DAP filed by Makabayan, Bayan, et al
Statements
- #AbolishPork Movement
- #ScrapPork Network
- DEPORK Overseas Filipinos Demand Abolition of Pork Barrel
- United Church of the Christ in the Philippines
- National Council of Churches in the Philippines
About the Hijackers
- The hijackers of the anti-pork movement
- The sum of our fears: Defending pork by attacking the Left
- notes on the makati rally
- Malacanang memo to anti-pork Pinoys
Blast from the past
Lastly If you want a summary of the issues, watch 10-year old Justine Flores’ widely-applauded speech at the Sept. 13 #ForwardMarch at Luneta: (If you wish to add a reference material or link to this list, please leave a comment below.)
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