PINAGMUMUKHANG PULUBING MAYABANG TAYO NG PNOY GOV'T!

Pinagmumukha tayong mga PULUBING SAKSAKAN NG YABANG ng gobyerno ni PNoy sa kabila ng pagkamatay ng halos 500 katao at pagkawala ng bahay ng daan-daang libong iba pa  dahil kay Typhoon ‘Pablo.’

When Hurricane Sandy devastated New York and other parts of the US several weeks ago, PNoy’s government IMMEDIATELY DONATED $250,000, OR MORE THAN P10 MILLION.

Nadyaryo pa iyung donasyon na iyun kung natatandaan nnyo. Pero ngayon, HALOS MAMALIMOS na ang mga opisyales ng gobyerno sa paghingi ng donasyon para sa mga biktima ni ‘Pablo.’

Not only to us ordinary mortals but to other countries as well.

PAG PARA SA IBANG TAO, may pera ang PNoy Government at SIMBILIS NG KIDLAT sa pagbibigay nito. Pero pag para sa mga NAMATAYAN o NAWALAN NG BAHAY nating kababayan, kailangang IPANGLIMOS ng donasyon sa SAMBAYANAN at kung saan pa puwede.

Samantalang NI HINDI MALINAW KUNG MAGKANO na ba ang inilalabas na pera ng gobyerno para sa mga biktima ni ‘Pablo” at saan at paano ito ginastos.

I haven’t read or heard of any amount which has been certified as accurate by the government. The last figure I came across was something like P3 million two days ago, when the death toll was just 300 more or less.

So the questions now are:

WHERE IS THE MONEY for disaster relief? Where is the breakdown of the expenses and documentary proof like receipts? WHO is responsible for the money’s disbursements and HOW MUCH is the budget?

WALA PA TAYONG NAKIKITANG KATIBAYAN, mga kababayan, na sa ginagawang panglilimos ng donasyon ng gobyerno, HINDI NAGKAKANAKAWAN sa pondo para sa disaster relief.

That’s why with the outpouring of foreign aid for victims of Typhoon ‘Pablo, DON’T SEND your help through the government anymore. Especially if disaster relief funds won’t be accounted for, even partially.

Send it STRAIGHT to the victims, or to certified charity institutions like Caritas Manila or known foundations and media organizations.

Foreign governments have so far pledged tens of millions of pesos in aid.

Australia will immediately put up P38.5 million (A$900,000) for the Philippine Red Cross (PRC) for emergency family kits, which include sleeping mats, mosquito nets and water containers, and another P43 million (A$1 million) to the World Food Program for 1,000 tons of rice.

Canada will donate Cad$250,000 (P10 million), China $30,000) P1.2 million), New Zealand $500,000 and the United States $100,000. The government will be in charge of al these pledges. These should keep their hands full.

Let’s just join forces in monitoring as much as possible where all these foreign aid will go. 

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