Have read until the middle of the first page (mobile) of the blog. And WTF?! Now that I have read one comment of Anon, I just realize that s/he is right about in politics. Since Marcos time until today the goverment is ruled by the same clans because of this PDAF and it is one of the reasons why we, regular Filipinos, are still poor it is because the taxes came from us are going to governments' pockets. [quote=Anonymous]24 Senators with 6-year terms maximum of 12-years 288 Members of Congress with 3-year terms maximum of 9-years 1 Senator x Php200M x 6yrs = Php1.2Billion per Senator for his full 6-year term. 1 Congressman x Php 70M x 3yrs = Php210M per Senator for his full 3-year term Because all senators and congressmen are very patriotic and want to serve our country to their maxed out terms, let us do the math again: Php1.2B x 2 = Php2.4B in 12-years pork barrel per senator Php210M x 3 = Php630M in 9-years pork barrel per congressman[/quote]