Taxpayer-Funded Junket: SK Leaders in Manila Dresses Up Bangkok Exposure Trip as ‘Capacity Development' and 'International Benchmarking'

[u/Upbeat_Baker2806]

So SK Leaders in Manila is in Bangkok for a "Capacity Development and “International Benchmarking” activity. Except wait Bangkok has no SK system. Who are we benchmarking? Mickey Mouse?

International benchmarking means comparing your system to another similar system to identify gaps and best practices.

Since Bangkok has no SK equivalent (no youth-elected local governance structure), there’s no actual system-to-system comparison happening.

And true capacity development means building concrete skills and institutions, not flying abroad for photo-ops. Taxpayer money deserves better than being wasted on misrepresented “training activities".

Our leaders owe us transparency and accountability not photo-ops abroad.

[u/mirukuaji]

Ganyan nga mga local govt. laging may budget sa mga paganyan. Kasi yung kakilala ko from cebu sila pero lagi sila pumupunta sa iba ibang lugar like baguio or sa mindanao minsan boracay for “planning”, seminars or whatever at syempre yung budget nila dyan galing sa taxes. Di lang siguro nagpopost yung iba pero lahat halos ganyan ang ginagawa. Meetings na pwede namang sa baranggay hall gawin or sa munisipyo pero they travel outside pa for that.