Comments on: Millions Of Pesos Spent On Indecent Exposure

By: psyche

psyche — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 03:05:25 +0000

instead of spending those money for the ads, why not give it to the poor to uplift their lives.. gastos lang ‘yan…
kilala na rin naman sila ah.. it is better to give than wasting your money…

By: FuturePresident

FuturePresident — Thu, 28 Jan 2010 09:07:31 +0000

i also notice that spending so much money in their political ads. instead of using that money to provide jobs and also support for the needy. for those who spend so much money for their political ads they are another face of Pres. Gloria Arroyo. lots of deception. i don’t think people is smart enough to choose for the right president. i don’t intrust my future for those spending so much money for their political ads because this is not the first time i saw them promising changes and we still saw more poverty. if i’m the president i will tell them that “mas gusto ko pang itulong sa mahihirap kaysa gastusin ang pera para lang sa political ads.”

By: Pinwheel

Pinwheel — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:24:29 +0000

These sort of things makes me think about what kind of crap the Philippines is crumbling into…

For the sake of the country, please VOTE WISELY

By: lpgd

lpgd — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:37:18 +0000

i feel your pain. it’s really infuriating. money wasted.

By: Filo

Filo — Fri, 21 Aug 2009 06:01:48 +0000

Imagine that if a mere 10% of the Php297.9M spent on useless “public service” announcements (total of the expenditure you listed above), which is about Php29.8M, were properly utilized to fund things that matter like food and meds for the indigent, or pension for our ageing WW2 veterans (or their widows), or support funds for calamity victims.
Imagine what 20% of that can do, or 30%.
Their having wasted all that money just really pisses me off. I may have said this another time in this same blog, heck I’ll say it again – I dunno why I even bother to pay my taxes kung ganyan din lang waldasin ng mga pulitiko. And all they could say to justify it is that they’re allowed naman to do so.

By: lpgd

lpgd — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 06:04:40 +0000

to ben k,

i’m really disappointed with these media companies. surely those big tv networks can afford to spare a few minutes everyday for real public service advertisements.

By: Ben K

Ben K — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:05:33 +0000

Macalintal did have a point; the media here behave like everyone else, when government money is involved, they charge a premium for their services. Still and all, the ads are a flimsy cover for campaigning, and not necessary any time. The PSA’s you remember are probably the ones like we used to see in the states, with some kind of real information: “having trouble talking to your kids about drugs? call the such-and-such hotline for helpful tips.” and so on. Not “hey look at us”.

@GabbyD, you can’t seriously be mystified by the timing, are you? Things get done in predictable 3-year cycles here. It’s a little early yet, but soon, streets will start getting resurfaced, a lot of things will get a fresh coat of paint, some sad sacks will get detailed to go clean out the drainage ditches. In our neighborhood, they have a predilection for punching wells in public locations; there’s already been two so far, “priority projects” of some yahoo or another. Another couple of months, and they’ll start handing out actual food and money. Whatever it takes, I guess.

By: lpgd

lpgd — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:25:13 +0000

yes that would be the ultimate in weirdness.

as far as i’m concerned, government infomercials especially those featuring officials should not be aired at all. i’d let it slide only if the infomercial is for a really important announcement such as those concerning calamities, disasters, and other emergencies. i just can’t accept the fact that so much money is wasted on infomercials. the government should know that if its projects are really good it won’t really need to advertise.

By: GabbyD

GabbyD — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 10:30:12 +0000

actually, the correct (or better) argument here would be: why the timing? why advertise projects, or whatever, months before the elections?

aren’t projects for the whole term of the administration?

if the projects are rolled out only now, that would be weird too.