VALTE'S LOUSY DEFENSE OF THE CCT

Deputy Presidential Spokesperon Abigail Valte said the government's conditional cash transfer (CCT) is effective despite a recent Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey showing that self-rated poverty increased.

An abs-cbn story quoted Valte as saying:

"We have been going around. We make it a point to talk to the beneficiaries in provinces that are not part of (Metro) Manila (KUNDI BA NAMAN TALAGANG ANO ITONG SI VALTE…MAY PROVINCE BA SA METRO MANILA?) or in some other cities and the feedback is almost usually the same, na malaki ang nagiging tulong.”

But NOWHERE in the story did Valte mention:

WHAT PROVINCES OR CITIES did they supposedly visit, HOW MANY were these, WHO made the visits and when, HOW MANY BENEFICIARIES did they talk to and what are the names and addresses.

NOWHERE in the story was it mentioned that Vakte showed PHYSICAL PROOF of her claim, like pictures of beneficiaries or written statements of the helpo the CCT had given them.

And, as much as I hate to say this, look at how NARROW-MINDED, if not STUPID, Valte is:

She said in the “same survey it cites naman that hunger incidence also went down.”  So, for Valte, anyone who experiences less-hunger is no longer living in poverty.

Somebody had better ask Valte to get out of her office first and go to the slums herself before she opens her mouth again on poverty.

Hindi ako taga squatters’ area pero lalabam ako ng pustahan kahit magkano, kahit kanino, marami pa rin sa mga kababayan natin doon ang kumakain pa rin ng tatlong beses isang araw.

Somebody had also better remind Valte of the Tagalog phrase ‘isang kahig, isang tuka.’

And whatever Valte, or anybody else form Malacanang, sas I defense of the CCT, DON’T FORGET the following realities which remain UNCLEAR OR UNANSWERED, boys and girls:

There has been NO PUBLIC BREAKDOWN of WHERE and to WHOM EXACTLY have the BILLIONS of CCT funds been disbursed or spent. All we have are the words of anyone who speaks about it.

WALA TAYONG KATIYAKAN na hindi  NANANAKAW ang pondo.

No less than the Commission on Audit (COA) discovered HUNDREDS OF MILLIONS of unliquidated or unaccounted for monies, Up to now, NOTHING has been heard on the status of this.

Milyun-milyon na kuno ang nakinabang sa CCT.

Pero kayo ba, may nakita na kahit na 1,000 man lamang sa mga nakimabang na kuno? May nabasa o nadinig na ba kayo sa dyaryo o sa radio/TV na mga pangalan, address at istorya ng pagasenso ng mga nakinabang na dahil sa CCT?

Isipin ninyong mabuti, mga  kababayan. Hindi portke sinabi ng Malacanang ay iiyun na ang katotohanan. 30