The parish priest is so convincing, I am inspired to write this post to help in spreading the word about the movement.
The movement is proposing to institute a law entitled "An Act Abolishing the Pork Barrel System" through a People's Initiative as provided by the Constitution and R.A.6735. This overrides the law-making function of Congress.
In order for this to actually happen, a petition should be submitted to COMELEC backed by signatures comprising "twelve per centum (12%) of the total number of registered voters as signatories, of which every legislative district must be represented by at least three per centum (3%) of the registered voters therein" (cf. Section 5b, R.A.6735) for COMELEC to conduct a referendum where the whole voting population will approve or reject the proposed law.
I also received a copy of the flyer (in Filipino text). I am enclosing here a scanned copy of the flyer.
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| Front page of the flyer |
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| Back page of the flyer |
I think this is a very creative step towards reducing graft and corruption in government. This could also be a major step in revamping the mind-set of politicians when pursuing a position in Congress and in the Executive Branch. Right now, politicians aspire for a post in the Legislative and Executive Branches in order to enrich themselves through the pork barrel.
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