Highest SUV per capita in RP
Alfonso Castañeda may just be a fourth-class municipality of Nueva Vizcaya province, but its officials ride around in first class.
The municipal government may soon find itself under investigation by the Office of the Ombudsman for buying 18 sports utility vehicles worth 24 million pesos including two Toyota Fortuners, the SUV for douchebags.
The purchases, not yet approved by the Nueva Vizcaya Provincial Board, have raised eyebrows in the mountainous province.
“The purchase is already in itself highly questionable because we do not believe that spending P24 million for SUVs is a priority,” a member of the Provincial Board said.
Nueva Vizcaya vice governor Jose Gambito asked the board not to make mountains of molehills, though. He said that while town officials are using the SUVs, “there is yet no indication that [Alfonso Castañeda officials] have already paid for the vehicles.”
So, basically, Alfonso Castañeda’s local politicians could be riding around in stolen property. That’s alright, then.
#1 by Myron at January 26th, 2010
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I know that the recession can be fought by spending… but this is really unreasonable, even for people like them.
On a related topic on assholes:
http://xkcd.com/677/
#2 by onetamad at January 29th, 2010
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It can be fought by spending, and spending alone, apparently. Being a consumption-driven, and not a manufacturing-driven,economy, we really have no choice.
#3 by judith at February 24th, 2010
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ang mga politiko, politiko lang, d naman sila pwedeng gumawa ng mga bagay na labag sa batas ng ganun ganun lang. natural may mga iba pang nakinabang na di lang masyadong nagpapahalata….. lalo na kung ganyang milyon milyon na….. jaja….. napakadaming cases sa pilipinas kung tungkol sa kurapsyon lang…. pero walang nalulutas…. paano lahat naman sila… un ang totoo……
#4 by amanda at March 4th, 2010
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Tama ka miss judith! ang politiko, politiko lang na di cla pwedeng gumawa ng bagay na labag sa batas na ganun ganun lang! saka at least ang mga SUV na yan ng Castaneda, mga tao ng Castaneda ang nakikinabang din lang dahil pinamudmud yan sa ibang mga barangay na nasa malalayo,.saka kung talaga rin lang sila bakit yan lang ang nailabas na talagang ganyang isyu sa castaneda!? Eh kung tutuusin mas malalaki pang halaga, Milyun milyun, bilyun pa nga ang talagang naibulsa nung previous administration! at ni wala kang makita man lang nuon na naipatayung building bagong building! at least ngaun marami kang makikita na pagbabago sa tatlong panahong panunungkulan ng administrasyun ngaun kesa nuon na 6 na taon na pinanungkulan nung isa eh wala kang makita ni isang magandang nang yari! ultimu sweldo ng mga empleyado noon eh nawawala pa, meron nga nuon ung mga empleyado hindi sumusweldo ng dalawang buwan! huks!!!!! ang sabihin nila di nila kayang ibalita ng ganyan ung nagdaang isa kasi napakayaman niya! marami xang naibulsa! kahit mag embistiga pa cila at tanungin ang bawat tao na nakatira sa bayan na yan ng castaneda!
#5 by amanda at March 4th, 2010
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Tama ka miss judith! tama ka!… saka at least ang mga SUV na yan ng Castaneda, mga tao ng Castaneda ang nakikinabang din lang dahil pinamudmud yan sa ibang mga barangay na nasa malalayo,.saka kung talaga rin lang sila bakit yan lang ang nailabas na talagang ganyang isyu sa castaneda!? Eh kung tutuusin mas malalaki pang halaga, Milyun milyun, bilyun pa nga ang talagang naibulsa nung previous administration! at ni wala kang makita man lang nuon na naipatayung building bagong building! at least ngaun marami kang makikita na pagbabago sa tatlong panahong panunungkulan ng administrasyun ngaun kesa nuon na 6 na taon na pinanungkulan nung isa eh wala kang makita ni isang magandang nang yari! ultimu sweldo ng mga empleyado noon eh nawawala pa, meron nga nuon ung mga empleyado hindi sumusweldo ng dalawang buwan! huks!!!!! ang sabihin nila di nila kayang ibalita ng ganyan ung nagdaang isa kasi napakayaman niya! marami xang naibulsa! kahit mag embistiga pa cila at tanungin ang bawat tao na nakatira sa bayan na yan ng castaneda!
#6 by Nepenthe at March 7th, 2010
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Corruption is deeply rooted here in our beloved country because of our culture. Us being forgiving(or forgetful), us being a fatalistic passive(bahala na) people, us being conformists.
F.Sionil Jose pointed out one of our good traits, which is us being a brave race,and us having the ability to undertake revolutions and uprisings against a common enemy.
Problema natin eh ang ating bulok na kultura.
If we want to change for the better, we must uproot this problem first.Rebolusyon!
#7 by onetamad at March 8th, 2010
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@amanda: so, okay lang na may binili silang mga SUV sa halagang P24 million na hindi aprubado ng sanggunian dahil…mas masahol pa yung dating liderato?