Where do our taxes go?! (A $20K Dinner at NY)

I was watching the evening news of ABS-CBN when I saw the issue about the $20,000 worth of dinner of Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo at New York. Wow! Pretty expensive.

A US tabloid which is The New York Post had a report last August 7, 2009 that Pres. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and her entourage are having a fancy and lavish dinner at Le Cirque. Le Cirque is known as one of the top 40 restaurants in US.

A Catholic Bishop from Caloocan City, Deogracias Iñiguez Jr., pushed to have an investigation regarding this posh dinner in New York. The bishop questioned whether it was the people's money she and her entourage was spending. He also added that even if it was their own money they used, it is inappropriate to spend such amount. It may show a disregard to the crisis that we are experiencing.

The dinner at Le Cirque was confirmed by Press Secretary Cerge Remonde but assured that there were no public funds used during the meal. He also said that this was just an "agitation propaganda". The report of the US tabloid was exaggerated so that it can cause a bad reflection on Pres. Arroyo's administration.

What an issue indeed! I never did like the current president and I'll never will. If she spent $20k for just a dinner and used the public funds.. Well, I hope she'd get a tummy ache that will last for 20 yrs for doing such thing.