I don’t even call them “Corruption Scandals” anymore. With  corruption being in the news everyday, I don’t feel as outraged as I did, say 5 years ago. 

These are some stories that, if true, would make you want to say to the perpetrators —  ”Please, cover your tracks a little bit better.”

Hot elections cause COMELEC building to burn?

Three days before the May 14, 2007 elections,  a Commission on Elections  building where important election records were stored was burned.   

Wasn’t it suspicious that the guard in charge at that time was conveniently out of the building?  There  was a fire station one block away from the burning building but firemen came only when the fire was out of control.

Talk about timing.
Divisoria shopping in Moscow

Retired PNP comptroller , Eliseo de la  Paz  was caught by the Moscow immigration with  Php6.9 million pesos (in euros) in a bag. The retired chief told the press that it was for travel expenses. Then later they said the money was for  travel contigency.   Then again they said the money was intended for buying intelligence equipment. 

Okay, okay so buying equiptment it is.  Well, buying intelligence eqiuptment in Moscow must be like shopping in Divisoria.  You bring a wad of cash, choose what you like, and buy right away. Tsk, tsk, tsk.

Using Fertilizer money to harvest votes?

Jocjoc Bolante was appointed by our good president as  the Department of Agriculture Undersecretary .  As such official, he had the  authority to disburse funds to buy fertilizers.  He gave funds to more than 100 congressmen near election time  totaling to 728 million pesos.  He can do that, right?

But, umm, some questions. Question 1: Why give money to buy fertilizer to places such as Quezon City.  I haven’t seen any rice field along Cubao.  Question 2: Bolante gave the money to the congressmen during harvest season. Why buy fertilizers during harvest season?  Aren’t you supposed to use fertilizers during planting season?