Friday, January 14, 2005

the magic continues

The magic continues, and i don't mean TV talent search nor magic shows... what i mean is that the Arroyo administration is again weaving tall tales and redefining things - they are truly taking us for a spin.

According to the governement, "Filipinos are not really that poor - look at the increase in sales of beers and cellcards." Hello! Sales of beers and cellcards are not indicative that Filipinos are better off with this administration. The purchasing power of the peso is the real determinant here. Php 100 does not give you the same items that it gave you a few years ago. Lahat tumataas - from fares, food, light, water, etc.. but the salaries of government (& private) employees remain the same.

Government can't afford to increase the salaries due to the worsening defecit in budget. However, Congressmen and Senator's pork barrel are increasing as well as the President's. Isn't it ironic that the leaders are asking employees to tighten its belt while they themselves are living it up?

Now the Arroyo government is changing how the unemployeed is defined (inquier, Jan. 14, 2005, page 1). By doing this, PGMA has reduced the number if jobless Filipinos by 1.2 million.

What else would the cute government think of next?

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