FANTASYLAND!
In Zamboanga Del Norte, there is an actual amusement park called Gloria’s Fantasyland. Named for Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo,one must suppose, since she’s the leader of the club that’s made for you and me.
It’s pretty cheesy to name an amusement park after the President, but it’s a small price to pay to give kids in Mindanao a chance to forget that they live on a resource-rich island that the government has neglected for decades.
If I were a kid in Mindanao, I’d call it the Ferdinand Marcos-Erap Estrada Demo-Crazy World Of Fun if it meant getting a chance to visit what is supposedly the “biggest theme park outside of Metro Manila.”
Metro Manila Is A Theme Park
There is one small hitch as Manuel Buencamino points out:
Gloria’s Fantasyland is owned by Romeo Jalosjos, a former congressman convicted of two counts of statutory rape and six counts of acts of lasciviousness against an 11-year-old girl.
Otherwise, it’s pretty cool.
#1 by Sting Lacson at June 17th, 2009
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Winner ang Joey de Leon pose sa huli. Hahaha!
#2 by onetamad at June 17th, 2009
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Wala akong makitang Jimmy Santos e.
#3 by FreeSince09 at June 17th, 2009
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This newsstory was out weeks ago. Still DAMN… If Jalosjos goes around in Neverland Ranch does he gice out free Jesus Juice?
#4 by onetamad at June 17th, 2009
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Ah, but did it come out weeks ago WITH PICTURES?
#5 by joyfulchicken at June 18th, 2009
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So that’s what Gloria got in exchange for letting Jalosjos walk early? Not bad!