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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 ...
Million People March. Demonstrators in Luneta Park. Date. August 22–26, 2013 [1] Location. Key Philippine cities, mainly in Luneta Park in Manila. Some locations overseas. Caused by. • Misuse of the Priority Development Assistance Fund in light of the Priority Development Assistance Fund scam.
Citibank Philippines was the Philippines branch of Citibank. In July 1902, the International Banking Corporation, a predecessor to Citibank, opened its first branch in Manila. It was the largest commercial bank in the Philippines. One of its largest investments in the country is the site building in Bonifacio Global City, Taguig.
maharlika .dof .gov .ph. The Maharlika Wealth Fund ( MWF ), also known as the Maharlika Investment Fund ( MIF ), is a sovereign wealth fund for the Philippines which is managed by the Maharlika Investment Corporation ( MIC ). [1] The MIF is the Philippines' first sovereign wealth fund. It will be allocated across a variety of assets, including ...
Janet Lim-Napoles. Janet Lim-Napoles [nb 1] (born Janet Luy Lim; January 15, 1964) is a Filipina businesswoman who is believed to have masterminded the Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) Scam. She was convicted of plunder for her involvement in the PDAF Scam and is facing charges for alleged involvement in the misuse of the Malampaya ...
The Priority Development Assistance Fund ( PDAF) was a discretionary fund in the Philippines available to members of Congress. Originally established as the Countrywide Development Fund (CDF) in 1990, it was designed to allow legislators to fund small-scale infrastructure or community projects which fell outside the scope of the national ...
This is an overview of current and former national capital cities in the Philippines, spanning from the Spanish colonial period to the current Fifth Philippine Republic. The current capital city, Manila , has been the country's capital throughout most of its history and regained the title through a presidential order in 1976, with Metro Manila ...
Citigroup Inc. or Citi (stylized as citi) is an American multinational investment bank and financial services corporation incorporated in Delaware and headquartered in New York City.