"Aalagaan ko po ang mga kapos palad - po"

Social and political criticisms

I hope that the one who said that will be able to keep her words.

One of the test of integrity and success is the ability to keep the words and promises. Otherwise you just become another loud mouthed trapo politician;  or a promising solon -  full of promises.

Let us go back to the promise.  How will she do this?  By having many social welfare programs.  Where do you get funding from this?  From taxes or deficit spending.  How do you raise the taxes?

Will the public agree to more taxes?  Who will pay the taxes?  The very small tax base we have?  We borrow more?  Who will shoulder the costs/expenses?

If the taxes cant be raised, the good senator will be forced to dip into her office funds -  her CDF and the whole cycle of patronage (albeit corrupt) practices kicks in.

Good luck po

200 million pork barrel (CDF) for solons?

Social and political criticisms

There are campaigns now to look at the pork barrel of solons and or to eliminate the same.  The CDF (countryside development fund, aphorism for pork barrel)  as  it is  called totals billions.

The budget for a senator is PHP 200 million a year.

Are they put to good use?

Are they the source of graft and corruption?

Do they help alleviate poverty and promote countryside development really?

Look at one such project sponsored by a senator

What do you think?