They hear it in the news, but Filipinos don’t understand pork barrel scam

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They hear it in the news, but Filipinos don’t understand pork barrel scam

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It has become a household phrase: pork barrel scam, PDAF scam, but those who understand the illegal diversion of the billions of pesos in Philippine lawmakers’ discretionary funds to fake non-governmental organizations are just a third of those who say they are aware of it. A survey conducted by Pulse Asia in June showed that 90% of Filipinos have “heard, read, or watched something about the different lists of lawmakers and other personalities who benefitted from kickbacks coming from Janet Lim Napoles’ operations. However, only 32% of respondents say they have sufficient knowledge of the lists.

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