Really, is there no money in the Philippine Treasury?

It is more fun criticizing

We were made nervous with the pronouncement of the President that Philippines has no more money left (after disbursing P200 billion) for the Baho law to counter the pandemic.

However, it may be due to non collection of BIR taxes and reduced business affecting BOC income.   However, the World Bank has praised the prudent  Fiscal policies of the country.   

All the while I thought that the Philippine govt spending has been runaway and imprudent (as I saw this morning expensive govt vehicles)

Has the wage increase boosted morale at PNP?

It is more fun criticizing

Its a nagging question.  Will wage increase improve productivity or staff conduct in general?  What changes has happened  at PNP where the minimum wage is now at P20k.?  Many -  morale, job satisfaction, training, loyalty.  etc. (and perhaps the readiness to defend the Commander in Chief)

But the sporadic news that certain officials or personnel are still involved in misconduct means that

wage is not the only answer.  But this is least expected in an organization where DISCIPLINE is instilled

through out the training.   

I know for a fact that the police force view the public at large as CIVILIANS, hence the general mindset

of how their personnel view the public whom they are supposed to SERVE  AND PROTECT.

THERE IS A MASTER PLAN according to the new chief Cascolan  adn they are working on it.   (will only serve for two months because he is retiring)

Tightening the screws at a popular social media

It is more fun criticizing

A very popular social media with users in the billions has been making itself unpopular to some segments of the netizens.  While it is tightening screws on some well meaning users  (closing of accounts, restricting accounts, etc)  due to non conformance to the community standards, still hate posts, comments, scams persist

There were news that the  platform refuses to post comments of a politician in the USA, has closed accounts of pro Du30  posts (It runs out the country president is the consultant of a political rival of the President.  

Right now there is no reason for the giant to be humble or to be sagacious about this.

But social media in the past come and  go. Like the  dinosaurs, we do not know when they will just disappear.   

Right now, we are mere travelers using their platform.  Let us be contrite and obedient

Bizarre actions of local heads vs Covid19

It is more fun criticizing

This post has been a witness to a number of acts/decisions by local govts which may be considered at times bizarre.

1.  An LGU banned a particular group of athletes because one posed with a picture of his butts out.

     This post wonders what action it has to do with health, security, and fight vs covid 19.  Incidentally 

      their mayor got the disease.

2.  Another local exec prescribed the tricycle route  so they allege, that the spread of the disease may be

      easier to track.  The local lady exec got the infection.   

3.  For contract tracing we sign logbooks and pieces of paper with our names and telephone  number

     It has been found out that pranksters have listed spiderman as their name and the telephone number

     to be spurious.  There are apps and other electronic means using android for contract tracing.  Why 

     are we not using that.

4.  Fences, road blocks, logs Meralco post laid on the street which are supposed  to block the march of 

     covid 19.

5.  Why are APCs and 50 Cal machine guns being paraded in areas where there is covid19  So that

     covid 19 virus can be shot.

And yet we are battling Indonesia who can be the highest in Covid19 cases.   Why o why? 

I thought we have distinguished scienists and epdimiologists, the best of minds and well paid

(Usec being paid P3+ million a year