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Ang Porsche ni PNoy

Published by Ellen on January 15, 2011

Inspecting his latest toy
Hindi ako nadismaya na bumili si Pangulong Aquino sa kanyang pagbili ng P4.5 milyon na Porsche.

Unang-una, hindi naman niya ninakaw ang perang binili. Benenta daw niya ang kanyang BMW, isang mamahaling kotse rin, at binili nitong Porsche. Hindi lang segunda mano intong Porsche. Tersiera mano pa raw.

May pera naman ang pamilya ni Aquino. Nakalimutan nyo ba na siya ay Cojuangco at may-ari ng Hacienda Luisita?

Wala naman sa batas na nagbabawal sa isang pangulo bumili ng mamahaling kotse na siyang hilig ni Aquino kahit noon pa maliban sa baril. Ang isa pang hilig ay pumunta sa bar. Saka na natin pag-usapan yan.

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Aquino criticized for buying luxury sportscar

Published by Ellen on January 13, 2011

From ABS-CBN, Agence France-Presse:

Aquino's P4.5 M source of joy
President Benigno Aquino III said Thursday he had splashed out on a luxury Porsche sportscar, sparking criticism in a country where a third of the population live on less than a dollar a day.

“It appeared to be out of character. He had campaigned against luxury cars and here he is buying a Porsche,” Milo Tanchuling, secretary general of the activist group Freedom from Debt Coalition, told AFP.

Aquino doth protest too much on Porsche?

by Jocelyn Montemayor
Malaya
President Aquino yesterday said there is nothing wrong if he bought a 2007 model white Porsche at a cost of P4.5 million late last year which he said was his own money.

Aquino, in a chance interview after the oath-taking ceremony of the Liga ng mga Barangay members at the SMX Convention Center, said he is only enjoying and spending his money the way he wants it.

“There is a danger that it will be viewed by many as a sign of extravagance and an unnecessary flaunting of wealth amid massive poverty.”

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