Arroyo Gov't allocates 1 billion pesos for Travel around the World

Philippines
September 23, 2008 7:54pm CST
We often heard that our country suffer economic crisis. But just lately I heard the our government allocates 1 billion pesos more for our president's travel around the world. What the hell is the mind of this people? Some of our fellow Filipinos barely have food serve in their dining table but our president still thinks on traveling around the world with the people's money. Just lately, their have been a lot of chaos in Mindanao, blood sheds and many people lost their livelihoods and some lost their lives, instead of having this amount for travel, this will greatly help those people to regain their living and start a new life. The farm to market road which she boast all the time? Where is it now? There have been lot of things that huge amount of money can do to uplift our economy. There are still provinces in the country which are unattended, worst case is, those provinces don't have appropriate access roads, and most people living their are farmers. But sad to say, they don't have any means to put their products into the market as it is hard to transport from their place down to the market place. I've also heard from the news that the Army truck was stuck on one of the roads in Negros due to broken roads and mud. There have been lot of things that the government have to pay attention. We often thought that our President is an economist? Where is it? Is this the work of an economist and as a President to travel around the world despite of the crisis our country is facing? Hear me out and air your reactions about this. There has been a lot of things I need to discuss but I'm on my way for my training. Hope to hear from you guys soon. Later! Have a Blessed day!
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4 responses
• Philippines
25 Sep 08
is this TRUE? owwwws? i am curious... will research first..
• Philippines
26 Sep 08
Try to update yourself in the news. It is there. Actually, it is an additional budget on top of the 1 million pesos for travel. Not satisfied that's why they try to pass bill for that big allocation. It's not justifiable. Trying to live in luxury while the taxpayers are suffering. The government have done nothing to fulfill its responsibility to the people. It is supposed that the people will pay taxes in exchange, the government will provide security for the people, those crap are wasting our money for personal fulfillment.
@spyjob (214)
• Philippines
24 Sep 08
To add some more:1. The office of the president purchased two helicopters for the exclusive use of GMA which costs 1.4B/ 700M each. While the military cannot replace it's C-130 who was crashed weeks ago in Davao because they don't have the budget. 2. Some 1.3B in taxpayer's money released to the Dept. of Agriculture in 2007 is missing. According to COA, the huge amount was supposed to have been given to farmers as assistance for seeds, fertilizers, and other farm inputs. 3. Who can forget the 728M fertilizer scam in 2004?There's karma and I know she won't be spared from it.
@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
24 Sep 08
Wow 1 Billion for travel. I have never been hearing news lately, Oh well another leaked information from them. Well it is really that irritable to hear, knowing that we are really suffering from many infrastructures that are not given the needed budget but they could allocate funds for their travels abroad. Although they can try justifying this as a way for them to get more funds from abroad but I doubt if they can really replaced this allocations from their travels abroad bringing in with them their loyal allies who luxuriously spend our money abroad for free charged all to us the taxpayers.
@ayenacsi (910)
• Philippines
24 Sep 08
GMA has just given the Filipino people another reason to hate her.