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Republic of the Philippines Leyte Normal University Social Work Department Tacloban City Subject: HBSE2: PHILIPPINE SOCIAL REALITIES SOCIAL WELFARE Title: ISSUE ANALYSIS PAPER (PDAF scam) Date Submitted: September 30, 2013 PRIORITY DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE FUND (PDAF) I. INTRODUCTION The history of ‘pork barrel’ started way back on 1922, during the American colonial period. The PDAF in its current form was reintroduced on 1986 during Corazon Aquino’s administration with the creation of the Countryside Development Fund (CDF) in 1990, since Ferdinand Marcos blocked or stopped this pork barrel system during his dictatorship. But on Corazon’s administration the budget for CDF was relieve with â‚ ±2.3†¦show more content†¦Janet Lim- Napoles who specialized in trading agricultural products, usually used the funding of agricultural inputs in the propagation of the scam. Either her employees would write to legislators requesting for funds for the implementation of a particular project, then once the DBM received the letter, it will then issue release. A Special Allotment Release Order (SARO) indicating the amount deducted from the legislators PDAF allocation, and later a Notice of Cash Allocation (NCA) given to the recipient agen cy. The NCA would then be deposited in one of the foundations accounts, and the funds withdrawn in request of the JLN Group of Companies. The funds would then be divided between Napoles, the lawmakers, the official of the DA responsible for facilitating the transfer of funds. The JLN Group of Companies offered a commission of 10-15% against funds released to local government units and recipient agencies of PDAF funds, while a legislator would receive a commission of between 40-50% against the total value of his/her own PDAF. And there were also other five (5) whistleblower aside from Benhur K. Luy namely: Gertrudes Luy: Benhur’s mother, who said she was hired by Napoles in 1990 as the nanny of the businesswoman’s children and named president, supposedly without her knowledge, of Bukiring Tanglaw, which she said was involved in another scam involving the government’s share of revenues from the Malampaya Natural Gas Project. Worked for Napoles untilShow MoreRel atedreaction paper on pork barrel scam1582 Words   |  7 PagesDevelopment Assistance Fund scam I. Issues on Problems: The Priority Development Assistance Fund scam, also called the PDAF scam or the pork barrel scam, is a political scandal involving the alleged misuse by several members of the Congress of the Philippines of their Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF, popularly called pork barrel), a lump-sum discretionary fund granted to each member of Congress for spending on priority development projects of the Philippine government, mostly on the localRead MoreA Role that should Rule Essay1714 Words   |  7 PagesSciences, College of Arts and Sciences University of the Philippines Visayas, Miagao, Iloilo In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For the Course in Political Science 14 By Noah Faye Andres March 4, 2014 A Role that should Rule (An article concerning the roles of LGU to its constituents through public funds as well as citizens’ roles in having and maintaining a just and honest local government) The constitution of the Philippines recognizes the importance of local governments. It providesRead MoreDisbursement Acceleration Program2407 Words   |  10 Pagesmisleading World Bank report. Disbursement Acceleration Program is unconstitutional. IV. Conclusion As a whole, the defense of DAP still fell short of justifying the organized allocation almost P 1 trillion in open fund including the supposedly abolished PDAF (Priority Development Assistance Fund), regular agency lump sums, unprogrammed funds, other savings and off budget items. Adnan S. Manibpel / adsmanibpel@gmail.com / 09432581805 2 – Bachelor of Science in Accountancy English 23 MWF 8:45 –Read MoreThe Rh Law And Its Implementations Essay3412 Words   |  14 Pagesthe religious doctrine about the holiness of life specifically man’s ability for procreation. Some other petitioners for reconsideration are the Filipino Catholic Voices for Reproductive Health, Task Force for Family and Life Visayas and Pro-Life Philippines Inc. (Yap, 2014). On the other hand, the proponents reasoned out that the bill will solve the overpopulation problem in our country. Nonetheless, this did not stop some people especially those who hold tightly to their faith from showing their