GMA's Extravagant Trip
By carrotcake14
@carrotcake14 (361)
Philippines
June 22, 2008 11:59pm CST
I wonder how Pres. Gloria Arroyo still manage to be a president of our country. I mean, as what the supreme court has stated before, the legality of her being the president is void. Graft and corruption, extra judicial killings, scandals that involve her sons and even her husband - these are some of the highlights of the news here. Last Saturday she and her cabinet members maybe even some of her "friends" went to San Francisco. Since I belong in an airline Company, I checked the system and I found out that they're all 77 going to San Francisco. Most of them are in the Business Class. Well, if you want to be in the Business Class, you've got to spend more than a hundred thousand pesos for you to be able to have a more leg room in the aircraft and classy foods as compared to those in the economy. It's 128,000 pesos to be exact. Hmmmm, lots of money right. I wonder if where does their travel fund came from? Is it from the tax? Just wondering.Maybe after their planned "business trip" they will go somewhere to see Pacquiao's game since I checked that they'll be back on the 28th.Again, that's a lot of money. A day after they left, calamity once again strikes the Philippines. And there they are,in their comfort zone....as always.
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@Kulit25 (38)
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23 Jun 08
hi carrotcake, i can understand your sentiments. My dad just mentioned over lunch about this trip and he said over 50 people went with her. I didn't know that it's not only more than fifty but nearly 80!
No wonder everyone is eager to work or migrate to other countries. I can't imagine where she's taking all those money if not from taxes. I hope and pray that she will realize that instead of spending those money in those unnecessary things, she will do something to help our country improve not only for her own benefit but for everyone.
@gentlespirit (42)
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24 Jun 08
In an early morning TV program,a certain government official who was supposedly to be included in this Presidential trip to USA, was being interviewed and he was exactly been asked the source of their travel fund. Of course this official did not disclosed. But your guess is as good as mine!!!Official Trip naman eh!!!!
@carrotcake14 (361)
• Philippines
24 Jun 08
Is that Mr. Richard Gordon because as far as I know he's one of the offloaded passengers going to SAn Francisco of PAL last Saturday
@underdogtoo (9579)
• Philippines
24 Jun 08
I like to talk and discuss just like the next guy but what I really would love to do is do something about it. What would you do? Tell me and I will back you up all the way. What do you think should be done? I want to put a stop to all this nonsense about arroyo. She is not even a legitimate president in the eyes of many considering the election scandal which has never been satisfactorily explained. PM me if you want to DO something about the situation and you will find me ready, willing and able to to do the right thing for the Filipino people.
@blackmantra_x (2732)
• Philippines
23 Jun 08
good day.. this happens because we let this troll have her way. I mean when will we learn? I just can't wait her time to step down and ping lacson takes the presidency. I'd rather have a president who commits murder for the sake of the country than one who steals.
@carrotcake14 (361)
• Philippines
24 Jun 08
hey, you know we also have the same bet. I'd rather go for Ping Lacson too.
