Friday, May 11, 2007

Monument of Corruption

When you go the polling places to cast your votes on Monday, May 14 please consider the present status and the future of our only country, the Philippines. Kindly consider the present status and the future of our children.
There is one very important virtue at this time our leaders must have to lead us, which is Honesty. If our leaders are honest, other virtues will be found with them.
Who is an honest person? He is a person held in respect, a person who does not lie, cheat, or steal. He is truthful, trustworthy, straightforward. He gives or earns by fair methods, not by lying, cheating or stealing.
When you cast your vote on Monday, remember this small toilet along the national road going to Banga, just in front of Milagrosa, Cemetery, Estancia, Kalibo as the monument of corruption.
This is a monument of corruption constructed at a cost of P500,000.00, according to the DPWH, Kalibo, Aklan. This building has been standing there for about two years now but the Barangay chair of Estancia, Kalibo refused to receive it for that is "not the structure Estancia needs."
Cost estimates for its construction by both professional engineers and amateurs never go beyond P200,000. Some estimated it at P150,000. Where is the P300,000 price difference? A friend asked. "It went to someone’s pocket or bank deposit," he himself answered. There is no responsible person who filed any complaint. Is this graft business syndicated?
A visit to the toilet will confirm the toilet is closed. Water and electricity are cut off. It is inutile. Is this dishonesty tolerated by the PGMA government, notorious of telling lies? /MP

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