I almost dropped the paper when I read the headline, Arroyo dined for P1M in New York—report Critics: ‘Lavish’ meal in bad taste. It was so wrong. I was in a rush of reading the newspaper since I had not opened one since last week and to my horror, there was an article that shouldn’t be there.
Arroyo dined for P1M in New York—report Critics: ‘Lavish’ meal in bad taste. Great, just great.
This ‘dinner’ was also noted in a foreign publication. No, not just noted, it was first noted there. Mas nauna pa sila sa PDI. The president of our beloved country was spending money on good food for her and her constituents. Not for our hungry countrymen.
According to the article, the president did not initate the dinner but rather was invited. If I analyze the situation, It is still totally wrong. Why dine and spend (or even if you did not) money rather, splurge money, on food.
Madam president, you are an epitome of our country’s status. Most Filipinos could not eat three times a day. Bear with us please. We did not put you on the highest threshold to prove that leadership in our country is blatantly ignorant, we have placed you there to help alleviate our country’s status and not make it look impoverished.
I am not saying that you wear beggar clothing, heck I would not do it if it were me. What I am trying to say is that do not indulge if the people you are supposed to be serving are working and sleeping on empty stomachs.
Even if you were just invited, it is bad publicity and a demoralizing and degrading thing for us Filipinos living below society’s generalizing status.
And you stayed at the Waldorf-Astoria. God, that’s too much spending. Even for a president.
*here is a link for the article.
http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/inquirerheadlines/nation/view/20090809-219377/Arroyo-dined-for-P1M-in-New-Yorkreport
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