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245	0	0	_aPork and other perks _b: corruption & governance in the Philippines _c/ Sheila S. Coronel, editor ; with articles by Cecile C.A. Balgos [and eight others] ; and an introduction by Joel Rocamora
264		1	_aManila : _bPhilippine Center for Investigative Journalism, _c[1998]
300			_a293 pages : _billustrations
336			_2rdacontent _atext
337			_2rdamedia _aunmediated
338			_2rdacarrier _avolume
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references.
505			_aPork
505			_aEach member of congress controls millions of pesos of "Pork barrel" funds, but much if this money ends up in showy projects thar do not make much umpact on poverty. In the eastern Visayas, pork is skimmed off by contractors and suppliers, and some of it also ends up in congressmen's pockets.
505			_aThe Public Purse
505			_aCongress has the power of the purse and has traditionally used it to enrich and enpower invidual legistators. With Malacañang's complicity, Congress has also allowed the government to spend more than it can earn and to fritter away the people's money on politically expedient projects.
505			_aScam
505			_aFrom 1995 to 1997, some P3 bilion was paid in bribes and commissions to a cast of brokers and public officials in waht is now known as the amari scandal.That Scam involving the sale of public property to athai comapny set a new standard of thievery and reveals the failure of the checks against corruption.
505			_aMonopoly
505			_aPLDT, the country's long-time telephone monopoly owned by the cojuangco family, has expoited its political connection to maximum advantages. In both dictatorshipand democracy, in a regulated regime and a liberalized one, PLDT has shown an uncanny ability to bend the rules.
505			_aGateKeeper
505			_aDespite high-profile attempts to clean it up, the bureau of immigration remains a lair of corruption. The problem lies in both the bureaucratic powers and privileges.
505			_aHighway Robbery
505			_aInfrastructure projects in mindanao have been slowed down by delay and misbehaving contractors. Corruption, political patronage, and the inability of the public works department to discipline erring firms mean shoddy roads and half-finished bridges.
505			_aCampaign Kitty
505			_aThe use of public funds for political campaign reached new heights during the marcos era. But the practice thas not stopped despite the institutionalization of more stringent checks since 1986.
505			_aOmbudsman
505			_aThr country's anti-graft body, the office of the ombudsman, is weight down by ineptitude and vulnerability to political pressure. The sandiganbayan, the anti-graft court, is doing better. But overall, aniti-corruption bodies need more teeth.
505			_aGraftbusters
505			_aRaging against corruption,citizens have oranized themselves to espose the abuse committted by government officials and agencies. the most succesful groups have shown a remarkable tenacity and a determination to nail wrongdoers.
650			_aPolitical corruption _zPhilippines
650			_aCorrupt investigation _zPhilippines
690			_aFilipiniana _910986
700	1		_aCoronel, Sheila S. _eeditor
942			_2ddc _cBOOK
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