Porking out on the ‘righteous path’
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| Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
Congressmen will get the P50 million that they ask for, by way of additional “pork” taken from the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), because if this demand is going to be rejected by Noynoy and Malacañang, what is certain is that his new allies in Congress will withdraw their support for him, and where will he be without congressional support?
Not even his preferred Speaker, Feliciano Belmonte, can last long as the Speaker of the House of Representatives. They’ll turn against him as quick as a wink.
But the question to ask is why Rep. Gloria Arroyo — whom Noynoy and his Palace boys, every chance they get, lambast her and her corrupt path, as against Noynoy “righteous path” as he terms the path taken by the previous administration in comparison to his frigging sanctimonious but shitty path — was given an additional P2.2 billion pork from the DPWH, considering the fact that she had already poured into her second district billions prior to the elections in May.
And apparently, this is not the handiwork of Speaker Belmonte, but of Budget Secretary Butch Abad, as this P2.2 billion was earmarked for Gloria. Hmmmmm. Would this be part of the package deal rumored to have been brokered by a superpower between Gloria and Noynoy, to ensure his PCOS win, and to be assured that Gloria would not seek the House speakership? Hmmmm..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20101011com2.html
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