Pork and Perk

The senators get the larger portions of the budget compared to what congressmen get. But I had no idea it was that big. Here's an excerpt from the news article.

Each congressman gets P70 million for his or her district each year.

By comparison, each senator receives P200 million in pork barrel funds annually or P1.2 billion in six years—P2.4 billion if the senator gets reelected for another six years.

Last year alone, the 23-member Senate had a total budget of P1.38 billion while the 236-member House had only P2.93 billion.

Both houses passed only six laws last year but spent P4.31 billion—the equivalent of P718 million for each bill that was enacted into law. [Manila Standard Today - Senate fears...]

My gulay! That's really how much they get? Every year??? And yet they were only able to pass 6 laws last year. Nice.

Past, Present, Future

Under normal circumstances, I choose not copy-paste text from the Internet that hits me like a bus speeding bus along EDSA on a Monday morning. But this ones is an exception. I want it 'written' here, not just a mere link to another website. Mainly, for my benefit.

This one is for us people who live in three different time zones at the same time: past, present, and future.

Here's the excerpt: