Dumb and dumber
FRONTLINE |
Ninez Cacho-Olivares |
If Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) 1 is billed as the world’s worst airport, it is perhaps mainly because a lot of money — some $58 million — that should have been used for the upkeep and maintenance of the terminal was diverted to pay the legal fees abroad by government on all those arbitration cases handled by government-appointed lawyers, an American law firm, as well as the locals — such as former high court Associate Justice Feliciano and current Supreme Court (SC) Associate Ma. Lourdes Justice Sereno, who it is said have not even bothered to liquidate the amount spent for such services.
And yet, there go Noynoy and his DoTC secretary, Mar Roxas, who continue to cancel approved contracts that definitely will again be up for arbitration, if they haven’t been lodged yet. How much more, by way of humongous legal fees charged by both local and foreign law firms will the people be shouldering for such fees?.... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20111024com2.html
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susmeyo, ganito ba kaa_noy si "pangulong" abs? aba eh ok naman si pangulong diosdado macapagal. di naman siya si gloria at hindi rin si abs. lol.
"For this petty president, billions more will be spent to come up with the transfer of the NAIA to DMIA airport and just to eradicate the name of Macapagal. Is he also going to change Marcos highway and Imelda Avenue as well as the Macapagal Blvd. to Ninoy and Cory Aquino airports, highways, avenues and boulevards?"
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