P0.5 Million Reception for George

[dynamiclinklibrary]

Imee says the fiesta-like reception for Bush's 8-hour visit is "extravagant" and could be "better spent" on something else.

Oo nga naman!

Pero teka, kumakain kaya si George ng lechon? :)

[CUPID]

Imee says the fiesta-like reception for Bush's 8-hour visit is "extravagant" and could be "better spent" on something else.

Oo nga naman!

Pero teka, kumakain kaya si George ng lechon? :)

kabuteng dagiti puraw ti kolesterol. pasangwan da kuma isu na ti karne ti aso... :mrgreen:

[dynamiclinklibrary]

Isu met pay lang tay kuna ni Imee - "extravagant".

Nu igatang da laeng kuman diay dadduma iti nasyaat nga taraon sa da pakanen dagitay homeless dita Manilan uray iti daytoy lang nga gundaway di agserbi da pay.

[BB-M]

Ummm... that's a nice thought, dll - feed the hungry!

Let's just hope that in so doing we don't encourage "more street childred/people" or "street-begging". :)

[Greggy]

Once a every year does not hurt, say every president's birthday since there's no such thing as "President's Day" in the Phil. Or is there? Geeeeze, must have been that long, huh!

[Unai]

point five million ti gastuen da para lang iti walo nga oras ng bisita na?
Awan mabalin tayo isu da met iti agturay!

[FlushedMX]

Ti rigat na awan ti helicopter tayo -
asi kayo pay nga kumter iti pudot (pudot iti ulo) dita dalan tunno adda ni Bush.

[BB-M]

"Visit" wenno "Stopover"? :)

[CUPID]

Filipino officials said fresh US aid to follow could run to the hundreds of millions of dollars and easier access for certain Filipino exports to the world's largest market.

Arroyo has been the most vocal Asian leader backing Bush's campaign against terrorism, and her efforts have been rewarded with Manila being named "a major US non-NATO ally" -- giving the country priority access to American defense articles.

Arroyo was given a rare red-carpet treatment when she visited the White House in May, and Bush's visit is seen as a reciprocal move to thank a staunch ally on the Southeast Asian flank of a new kind of war that began with the September 11, 2001 attacks in the United States.

Official talking points of the visit have not been released, but Arroyo's spokesman Ignacio Bunye said the leaders would "reaffirm commitments of both countries to our economic, trade and socio-economic ties."

Officials earlier said that the US government has pledged a minimum of 356 million dollars in security assistance to the Philippines, including funds earmarked for further joint military training exercises this year.

This is on top of 30 advanced US combat helicopters and 30,000 M-16 rifles to beef up the Filipino army's arsenal, considered one of the poorest in the region.

Millions in development aid have also been earmarked for the strife-torn southern Mindanao region to alleviate poverty and help convince Muslim separatist rebels to sign a peace pact with Manila.

Apart from military aid, Manila would also seek greater access for its goods to the US market under a so-called "trade and investment facilitation agreement" as well as study the possibility of striking a bilateral free-trade pact with Washington, trade officials say.

if we count the figures, we are still ahead. consider this as an investment by the Arroyo Government.

[CLONED]

Maybe you're right.
And I hope they'll clean up the toxic waste they left in Subic & Clark, too. :)

[Windoc]

It is but fitting to accord Bush a "red carpet" reception.
But whether or not we spend that much money is not a factor for the US not to grant us those aids.
We make him feel safe, we keep him safe, we make way for him, I think overall (those fiesta-like reception) that shows how we value/treasure the US as an ally :)

[dynamiclinklibrary]

And hiding/cleaning up all the basura... :)
This is not new.
Basta adda met bumisita nga prsidente iti sabali nga pagillian ket kastoy sa met iti aramiden da a?

[AoteaRoa]

p10 million kano gayam ti gastos agraman pannaka-ilemmeng dagitay rugit dita manila.

Tunno awan ni Bush kaslan to manen uong nga agtaud dagita. :)

[Anakin Skywalker]

Bush's RP visit a success.
Life is back to normal:
- still b2b traffic
- garbages starting to show up - again

And yes, the "leftovers" have long been "munched over".

[Ayyong]

Hahaha, uray la nga nakataktakki ni Bush idiay Air Force 1 gapu iti kinaadu iti kinnan nga Mila's Lechon dakayo! :)

[Unai]

Naimbag la ketdin a ta nairana nga weekend, nia la ngatan no week day en?

[Roldan]

Husto ka Winnie Fred.
Nagarbo ken saan iti panang-sangaili ti Pilipinas ken ni Bush, ited da nga ited dagita nga tulong.

Ngarud, haan koma nga mapilaw no nagarbo man iti pannaka-sangaili na kas panangipakita met ti Pilipinas iti appreciation na iti dagita nga tulong ti America :)

[BB-M]

Ilemmeng wenno talaga nga dalusan?
Kasano iti panangilemmeng da dagita kasla "bantay" wenno "turod" nga basura?

[Greggy]

If it is not necessary then why spend so much?
Just asking...