An ex-Congressman from the Philippines arrives home after serving his jail term from a Hong Kong jail. His crime was drug possession. Yes, sir. He was caught at the Hong Kong airport with lots cocaine in his pocket. He said it was for his personal use and not for selling or trafficking. Well, that saved him from a longer jail term or worse, from the death penalty.
So now we have drug addicts as Representatives too. Why not? Since we already have a bunch of liars, cheaters and thieves as our political leaders, what's wrong with drug addicts, mass murderers and the like to add to the list? I bet you can't beat that one.
They are also super rich, his family fetched him from jail in with their own private jet. Now, how much does a private jet cost these days and how much does a Congressman get as salary? Stupid me, I forgot. They get more than 200 millions pesos a year as pork barrel so they can easily afford to buy any plane they want. Heck, they can buy an aircraft carrier along with all planes in it as well as the whole crew to run the darn ship!
If you're a Politician, a top Military or Police brass, or even a plain government personnel, you will get rich in our country. Yes sir, you don't have to buy lotto tickets to get rich here, all you have to do is to get yourself elected in public office or by bribing a lot of people to get yourself a job in government and you're on your way to living the lifestyle of the rich and famous!
As for the honest Filipinos out there who still believe that honesty is the best policy? Well, you'll never buy that private jet, bro. But at least your kids won't end up as thieves and scumbags when they grow up. :)
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