SEN. DRILON HAS STIRRED UP THE HORNET'S NEST

The intensified rhetoric by Sen. Franklin "Rip Van Winkle" Drilon about the alleged ‘Extravagance’ in the P55-M cauldron for SEA Games, is a case of the pot calling the kettle black. Or is it just an empty boast?

I find Sen. Drilon’s criticisms of the SEAN project and his skepticism not only totally unfounded but also tastelessly disdainful.

But why did Sen. Drilon not carry his rage in the 140 Million Pnoy Aquino PNR Toilet project; 7.8 Million Flag pole rehabilitation; and the glaring substandard housing for Yolanda victims costing 60 billion pesos. Typhoon victims who were supposed to occupy the units have complained of the poorly-constructed houses, saying most are shaky, have no power lines, and have inefficient sewage systems.

Additionally, Sen. Drilon was involved in the overpriced anomaly of 450 million pesos for the Iloilo Convention Center, which was taken from his priority development assistance fund (PDAF).

Indeed, if you sit down and wrote a list of all kinds of corruption in the previous Pnoy administration, you’re gonna explode because it is endless.

On the alleged extravagance of this new edifice for the SEA Games, this is a matter of who is saying it. But when it’s all said and done, it is our country’s only opportunity to make our first mark on the world. It is something that our country will take pride in because of its very unique design that is indeed a testament of our high regard for our rich culture and ingenuity. It will boost our country’s capability to host the SEA and/or world Olympic Games and competitions.

The Duterte administration, as we all know, has lead our country into a bright and promising, an achiever and yet extraordinarily what is most striking about PRRD is his heart, his commitment to making people’s lives better. His abiding belief that the same opportunities that one child had should be extended to every child. Not only did PRRD says he’s gonna fight for us, it wasn’t idle chatter.

Finally, in watching the President’s men and women working hand in hand and implementing PRRD’s order, I learned that nobody has the history, the legacy, the traditions, or the pride that comes from being one serving the best President the Filipinos have ever had. I am envious beyond words.