Speaker Prospero Nograles and several other honorable congressmen are reportedly going to Las Vegas to see the Pacquiao-Hatton fight.
This is troubling news. Our lawmakers are planning to have the time of their lives in Las Vegas in this time of crisis. Very troubling indeed.
As public servants, these lawmakers should know better. This Las Vegas trip will only highlight their insensitivity and callousness.
But, here comes House majority floor leader Matias Defensor defending his colleagues. He says there’s nothing wrong with congressmen taking the trip as long as they use their own money. He adds that the congressmen will go there to boost Pacquiao’s morale.
It doesn’t take a genius to know that the claim that only private funds will be used doesn’t make this whole trip any more acceptable. If that were even true, then this is a case of ostentatious display of wealth. As public servants, these honorable men should know better than to show off their wealth especially at this time.
These congressmen are clearly not champions of the people. Let’s all hope their constituents realize this and not vote for them again in the future.
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