From the desk of The Fat Gentleman (guest political columnist) When the controversy over the P1M Le Cirque Dinner exploded last month, a great multitude of Filipinos were dumbfounded by the seemingly improbable price tag. †It was almost surreal that some people must have dismissed the initial reports as ludicrous. †It couldn’t be true! [Read More...]

One of my friends in Facebook shared this image. It’s hilarious. But it’s not funny. Go figure. Meanwhile the plot thickens. Aside from the $20,000 dinner at Le Cirque, there’s the $15,000 steak dinner blowout of Rep. Danilo Suarez purportedly for the first couple’s wedding anniversary. As if the†madlang masa do not know [Read More...]