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(05/20/2013)




Palace inserts P120-b coco levy in ‘14 budget

 

Funds meant for 2016 pork barrel, angry farmers say

 

FARMERS on Sunday protested the inclusion of the P120-billion coconut levy fund in the national budget for 2014, and accused the Palace of planning to use the money as pork barrel for the 2016 presidential elections.
The farmers belonging to Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas and Coco Levy Fund Ibalik sa Amin said the Palace will dangle the funds before the newly elected lawmakers.
“The multibillion coco levy funds will be [Budget Secretary Florencio] Abad’s and [President Benigno] Aquino’s welcome offering to the incoming members of Congress in the form of pork barrel for hard projects,” KMP deputy secretary general Wilfredo Marbella told the Manila Standard.









Obby Del Rosario: Leaving it on the mat

In the world of wrestling, coaches tell their athletes to “leave it on the mat,” which means that if you worked hard during practice and you did your best during the fight, you can leave everything behind you—all thoughts of glory and fame, all the heartaches and pain, all the frustrations, and move on.

Real Estate

Gettys tapped to design Megaworld high-end condos

AFTER a successful design contract with Megaworld’s Resort’s World Manila and Maxim’s Hotel, international design firm Gettys, once again is tapped by the top developer, this time for its “super high-end’’ residential condominium project in the Makati Central Business District.


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