“If People Power was able to oust two presidents on valid and justified grounds, there is no reason why a temporary closure of Congress cannot be achieved with people airing their very legitimate demand because of the apparent involvement of a number of legislators in the P10-billion pork barrel scam and for the ineptitude or imprudence committed, or failure by other lawmakers in protecting the funds of the public,” Macalintal said. Macalintal said that during the six-year suspension of Congress, the Philippines will save P211 billion (that’s billions of pesos). Imagine what P211 billion in savings can do for the people from whom the money will come from in the first place, in the form of taxes. How many factories can P211 billion establish to provide jobs for our people who have to suffer in other countries in order to support their families here? Read more: opinion.inquirer.net/60297/abolish-congress-movement-starts-rolling#ixzz2dtdqvKj9 Follow us: @inquirerdotnet on Twitter | inquirerdotnet on Facebook
Posted on: Wed, 04 Sep 2013 04:51:11 +0000
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