All that glitters cant be gold; leading a luxurious life need not be glamorous or to wowed!

It is more fun criticizing

Due to this investigation of corruption and we relate this to beautiful clothes, cars, mansions of celebs, we need not feel slighted nor feel less privileged anymore.   Whether they wear AP, or Rolex or Philip Patek or Lamborghini Miura, or a Ferrari F40 or they are fashion icon wearing fabulous jewelry, we should lessen our admiration of them.

There was a classmate (he is now deceased) who wears a necklace of high karat necklace who used to be a contractor at DE 2 at a nearby province.  The DE close to him was a kumare pa.

This post met a contractor also for DE in an island province.  She is a HO account of a bank and was known to order closure of a jewelry store in MM.  She has properties in key cities of Asia.  When I met her she wore earrings rings, bracelets of diamond (high karat) and a gold watch with diamonds.  It could have been several millions.  

But now they are probably hiding these stuff.    They could have sourced from illegal deals or worse stolen from taxpayers money.  As this investigations are ferreting them out  It is safer not to show the spoils of theft and besides it is prohibited under RA 6713, 4h

Not so glamorous to be wearing expensive stuff

PHL President presents 15 top contractors of DPWH

It is more fun criticizing

True to his SONA speech when he chastened  contractors for the flood control projects, the President presented the top 15 contractos of the govt.  One of them stood out as owneds by a congressmen from Region VI.   This is clearly a conflict of interest and hypocritical for investigating minions for alleged graft but they themselves are committing violations of morality and good governance.

It is good that the Pres is taking steps, probably stopping some other corrupt officials who are also contractors to stop their evil ways.   I have met at least two DPWH contractors and seen them in meetings loaded with 8 figures worth of jewelry:    karatted earrings and necklaces, gold watch.

With reported 50% sop for those who are responsible for the paperworks of project, this is large scale theft, plunder of Phil Treasury and must stop.   Its unfair for taxpayers, who pay the taxes and trillions worth of debt that the govt is incurring