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Account for Vegas spending, solons told `Pork virus’ more lethal, costly than swine flu
May 6, 2009Lawmakers who went to Las Vegas for Manny Pacquiao’s match should also be quarantined for a different kind of virus.
“Unfortunately, it will take more than the regular quarantine procedures to do the job. Simple quarantine procedures might not be enough in this case.” Kabataan Party-list Rep. Mong Palatino said.
“This virus has long infected the House of Representatives. Lavish lifestyle, questionable assets and expensive junkets are some of its symptoms,” Palatino pointed out.
Palatino called it the `pork virus’, which he described as far more deadly and costly than the swine flu.
“Unfortunately, this virus takes toll on the lives of ordinary, poor people. The `pork virus’ bleeds everyone else except the host dry,” he explained.
Palatino said the first step for cure is for lawmakers and other government officials to be transparent in all their transactions.
He then urged his fellow lawmakers who flew in to Las Vegas to account for their expenses.
“Transparency will dispel any public doubt on possible irregularities. A government official with a clean conscience need not be afraid of public scrutiny,” he said. ##
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