Certain provisions of the Disbursement Acceleration Program or DAP have been declared unconstitutional. This is exactly the decision of the Supreme Court. Consequently, the Palace reaped criticism from some sectors of our society due to the false distribution of additional funds to the legislators. There also calls for the return of the said funds to the state coffers by those involved in the issue. In its defense, the Palace said that they made use of […]
Diskusyon
Diskusyon – Worsening criminality in the Philippines
Widespread criminal incidents happening in the country are causing worries and concerns. From January to May alone, more than 289,000 criminal incidents were recorded in various parts of the Philippines, according to the reports of the Philippine National Police. 59,000 of these happened in Metro Manila. There is a 17% increase in criminality compared to the same period in 2013 when 245,000 criminal incidents were recorded. The PNP explained that the rise is a result […]
DISKUSYON – Napoles List ni De Lima
Nagdudulot na ng kalituhan at kaguluhan ang kontrobersyal na Napoles list o tinatawag ngayon na ” Napolist ” kung saan idinadawit ang maraming mambabatas at ilang miyembro ng gabinete ni Pangulong Aquino sa multi-bilyong Pork Barrel Scam. Sa paglabas ng iba’t ibang bersyon ng Napoles list, sinabi ni Pangulong Aquino na hindi raw niya papayagang magulo o pabayaang magkalituhan at kalimutan ang usaping ito. Nais din ng Pangulo na klaruhin kung tutulong ba si Napoles […]
DISKUSYON – Airport Mismanagement
Ang kailangan ng publiko ay pansamantalang solusyon at hindi mga alibi o rason sa pagkakaroon ng problema. Kaya nag-lagay ang presidente ng pinuno sa ahensiyang ito para mangasiwa at ibigay ang tamang serbisyo. Sa ilalim ng House Resolution no. 909 na inihain ni Valenzuela Representative Sherwin Gatchalian, hiniling nito ang pagkakaroon ng inquiry patungkol sa umano’y mismanagement sa operasyon ng NAIA. Hiniling din ng mambabatas sa Department of Transportation and Communications o DOTC at Department […]