#NewPork: So what do we call the new PDAF?

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What would you call a new pork barrel? Netizens have some of the wittiest ideas.

MANILA, Philippines – It turns out, it’s just putting a new collar on an old dog.

The President will change the name of what we now know as lawmakers’ Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF), tweak here and there how it will be utilized, but the special allocation will not be abolished really.

So what do we call the new PDAF? Netizens were quick to come up with witty suggestions, such as “NACAW or National Appropriation for Countrywide Assistance and Welfare.”

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PANOT. What would you call a reformed pork barrel system? Screenshot from VisibleTweets.com

LIEMPO. What would you call a reformed pork barrel system? Screenshot from VisibleTweets.com

The President’s announcement came 3 days before a planned anti-pork barrel planned by various sectors across the country using social media

How about you? Do you have #NewPork ideas? Leave a comment below or tweet @rapplerdotcom. – Rappler.com

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