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Anti-Epal Bill
''Epal'' in the context of Philippine politics is a pejorative used for politicians who habitually associate their name and/or likeness in government-funded projects. Etymology "''Epal''" is a Filipino-language Colloquialism, colloquial term for "''mapapel''", for attention grabbers, scene stealers, or people who crave a role (''papel'') in affairs that are not necessarily theirs to handle or decide. Practice What constitute as an ''epal'' act could vary. This could include placing the likeness and/or names of politicians and their relatives in: *Names of infrastructure projects *Signage **Greetings for special occasions such as holidays and Fiestas of the Philippines, fiesta. *Financial aid and relief goods *Public documents such as license, permits, and certificates Politicians could also name projects after their initials or acronym of their names. (e.g. Ginintuang Masagana Ani farming program of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo) It can be used as a means for premature ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Philippine
The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a total area of roughly 300,000 square kilometers, which are broadly categorized in Island groups of the Philippines, three main geographical divisions from north to south: Luzon, Visayas, and Mindanao. With a population of over 110 million, it is the world's List of countries and dependencies by population, twelfth-most-populous country. The Philippines is bounded by the South China Sea to the west, the Philippine Sea to the east, and the Celebes Sea to the south. It shares maritime borders with Taiwan to the north, Japan to the northeast, Palau to the east and southeast, Indonesia to the south, Malaysia to the southwest, Vietnam to the west, and China to the northwest. It has Ethnic groups in the Philippines, diverse ethnicities and Culture o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
