30 October 2008

Revisiting the ASEAN Lamp Post Scam

Cebu Lamp Posts
Some people say that Filipinos really do have a short memory and are very much forgiving. I actually do not believe this, but there is one case that was just brought to my attention that seem to belabor the point.

Let us take a look back at what happened last January 2007 in Cebu City during the Association of South Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting. The event was not known for its famous declaration or economic treaties among nations, but by the allegedly inflating bills for lamp posts installed to beautify the streets of Cebu, Mandaue and Lapu-Lapu.