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Magaleng, magaleng...

Naloka ako sa balitang ito kanina sa TV Patrol.


Finance Secretary Margarito Teves apologized on Monday for his role in the brouhaha over the supposedly World Bank-funded $10 billion crisis fund for Asean countries that President Gloria Arroyo inadvertently announced last week.
Teves admitted in a press briefing that contrary to a previous announcement made by President Arroyo, the World Bank did not commit to contribute to a multi-billion dollar regional standby fund that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) was reportedly mulling to put up.
Teves apologized for the mistake. "In a way, I would have to say that I have been contributory to her pain and embarassment, so I'm sorry for it."
On Thursday, immediately after President Arroyo made the announcement, the World Bank issued a statement denying that the institution is funding a regional crisis fund. A few hours after, other members of the government's economic team gave separate interviews to explain what was appearing as an embarassing mistake.
Economic Planning Secretary Ralph Recto even said it was the International Monetary Fund (IMF)--not the World Bank--that raised the topic in one of the side meetings when the two multilaterals held a joint meeting in Washington that week.
But when the IMF also denied it made such offer, all fingers were pointed at Teves, who just recently arrived from the Washington meetings, to explain the faux pas.
Finance Secretary Margarito Teves apologized on Monday for his role in the brouhaha over the supposedly World Bank-funded $10 billion crisis fund for Asean countries that President Gloria Arroyo inadvertently announced last week.
Teves admitted in a press briefing that contrary to a previous announcement made by President Arroyo, the World Bank did not commit to contribute to a multi-billion dollar regional standby fund that the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) was reportedly mulling to put up.
Teves apologized for the mistake. "In a way, I would have to say that I have been contributory to her pain and embarassment, so I'm sorry for it."
On Thursday, immediately after President Arroyo made the announcement, the World Bank issued a statement denying that the institution is funding a regional crisis fund. A few hours after, other members of the government's economic team gave separate interviews to explain what was appearing as an embarassing mistake.
Economic Planning Secretary Ralph Recto even said it was the International Monetary Fund (IMF)--not the World Bank--that raised the topic in one of the side meetings when the two multilaterals held a joint meeting in Washington that week.
But when the IMF also denied it made such offer, all fingers were pointed at Teves, who just recently arrived from the Washington meetings, to explain the faux pas.


Ano ba naman kasi yung magpasalamat muna sa mga donors bago magmayabang.

Eh, kung totots sanang statesperson ang isang pangulo, dapat tawagan man lang yung tumulong sa iyo sa panahon ng kagipitan keysa magmayabang ba na ipamalita agad na si World Bank eh handang tumulong at si IMF ay handa sanang magpaluwal.

Kung tumawag para magpasalamat, di nalaman sana na di naman trulili. Fekes menekes pala.

Ayun, kuryentesima ang lola.

Ashame.