There are 759 Filipinos in our U.N. Mission

[rodsky]

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While browsing all the media hoopla re OBL's death, I chanced upon a remark made by Ban Ki-moon, the current United Nation's Secretary General, who's a South Korean. Now, I've heard reports before, nga gi-criticize ni siya, because after he became UN Sec-Gen, he took a "large" contingent of 50+ South Koreans to act as the South Korean U.N. Mission. Now while looking Ban in Wikipedia, this caught my eye:

U.N. records show that South Korea, the organization's eleventh-largest financial contributor, had 54 South Korean nationals assigned to its mission six months before Ban took over the top U.N. post. By contrast, the Philippines, a less financial contributor, had 759 nationals in its mission.

Diri pa lang gani, klaro na kaayo unsa ang batasan sa Pinoy.

Why are there so many U.N. delegates from our country? Para maka-travel-travel, maka abroad, picture-picture sa mga places they have been to, and then impang-hambog dayon sa Facebook? At our government's expense? At the taxpayer's expense? Grabe, mas gamay pa gani ang SoKor contingent yet they are the 11th largest financial contributor to the U.N. *shakes head*

Shame on us.

-RODION

[JcBoY]

Matinabangon lang gyud ang mga P(oor)Noy sir. Maayo na lang daghan ta ug tawo didto. Wa man tay kwarta, tawo na lang ato e-contribute.

[tuffie09]

Ingon ana ka bati ang nasud nato karon.

[walker]

siempre, para pud maka abroad. mag ilog pa gani ang military ug police kung kinsay ipadala sa UN missions.

ikaw ra diay ganahan mu abroad?

[cptn_star]

siguro kay wa ma'y financial nga mahatag, manpower nalang.

[necrotic freak]

Dili tingali tungod para maka-travel-travel, maka abroad, picture-picture. etc... mas motuo pako tungod kay dagko mana ug sweldo maong daghan na sila..

ngano suko man ka mag butang sila ug picture sa ilang FB sir?

[rodsky]

Dili tingali tungod para maka-travel-travel, maka abroad, picture-picture. etc... mas motuo pako tungod kay dagko mana ug sweldo maong daghan na sila..

ngano suko man ka mag butang sila ug picture sa ilang FB sir?

It's ok to post photos of your travel/vacation if you used your OWN money to reach that destination and afford the expenses tied to reaching that destination. However, if you accomplished all that using taxpayers' money, YOUR money, wouldn't you feel angry about it?

Well of course, if one is somehow enjoying the same "benefits" from being in the government, then I can't blame that person if he/she feels defensive about this topic/issue. Pero here's what I have to say to these people--KAYO at ang inyong kagagawan ang isa sa mga dahilan kung bakit ganito ang bansa natin at kahit ano pang hugas-kamay ang gawin ninyo, hindi maaalis ang dungis na inyong inilagay sa mga mukha ninyo.

-RODION

[walker]

during these Missions, the AFP brass gets millions as revealed by col rabusa in a senate inquiry.

[KlaytoN]

siguro kay wa ma'y financial nga mahatag, manpower nalang.

Exactly the case. SoKor doesn't need to send enormous manpower for UN missions since daku na kaayo ila na contribute in terms of money and equipment. Also, a quick research regarding our manpower contribution to several UN missions (Liberia, Afghanistan, Cote d’ Ivoire, Sudan, Georgia, E. Timor, Haiti, etc..) indicate that IT IS THE U.N. ITSELF THAT SPENDS AND FINANCE FOR OUR CONTINGENTS EXPENSES. From salaries, honorariums, equipment refund, etc.. not a single cent ang gipagawas sa atong gobyerno. Did you guys try to follow the senate hearings regarding the pabaon sa AFP? Rabusa testified that most of the funds nga na tigbas sa mga buwaya came from the coffers of U.N. intended sana for our pinoy peacekeepers..

The last thing that we need to worry is their FB pics.. Instead, we should pray for their safety and be proud of our nation's contribution..

[fern-pewee]

ana diay na... sa tax sa pinoy kuhaon ang allowance ug pang gasto sa mga delegates.. abi nako UN budget na cya.. way labot sa Pinas... pero kng ana mn gani grabe pd na ang Pinas noh... sa kadaghan na siguro kurakot dile na makitan..na overlook na ni...mai ta naa ta istoryan nga taga media so they could at least let the people know about this