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Saturnino C. Ocampo, et al. vs. Rear Admiral Ernesto C. Enriquez, et al., G.R. Nos. 225973, 225984, 226097, 226116, 226120 & 226294, November 8, 2016 Facts: During the campaign period for the 2016 Presidential Election, then candidate Rodrigo R. Duterte publicly announced that he would allow the burial former President Ferdinand E. Marcos at the Libingan ng Mga Bayani ("LNMB"). Duterte won the May 9, 2016 elections. On August 7, 2016, Defense Secretary Delfin N. Lorenzana i

Belgica, et al. vs. Executive Secretary, et al., G.R. Nos. 208566, 208493 & 209251, November 19, 2013 FACTS HISTORY of CONGRESSIONAL PORK BARREL The term “pork barrel”, a political parlance of American-English origin, refers to an appropriation of government spending meant for localized projects and secured solely or primarily to bring money to a representative’s district. The earliest form of the pork barrel system is found in Section 3 of Act 3044, otherwise