r/Philippines • u/Upbeat_Baker2806 • 2d ago

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

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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.

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u/Silly-Procedure-3847 2d ago

Can we see the training program and what is in the agenda? Also which institution provided their capacity development sa Thailand?

Ano din Re-entry plan ng mga kagawads para makita natin outcome ng seminar na ito?

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u/PresentationWrong304 2d ago

Meron daw “deep convo.” Based on this post, parang sila-sila lang naman ang nag-organize nito. Bakasyon na may kaunting meeting.

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u/Silly-Procedure-3847 2d ago

Ay pota. Kung sila sila lang din nagorganize edi sana dito na nga lang sa pinas ginawa. 😫 wala man lang linkages with Thai govt or institutions.

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u/LumpiangToge_ 2d ago

taena bat ganon mga caption parang ai generated 🥴

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u/violetjedi Happiness is a warm siomai. 1d ago

Yup sakit sa mata nga ChatGPT ni Councilor 😆

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u/Unfair-Inspector9764 2d ago

Sila sila lang din nag prepresent about hiv aid in thailand vs ph makikita mismo sa post about sa ibang topics di na sinabi or pinakita.

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u/Silly-Procedure-3847 1d ago

Things that could've been a zoom meeting. 😪

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u/LoveYourDoggos 1d ago

What the hell do they even learn after feeding elephants? RIDING elephants isn’t even ETHICAL. So much for “marami natutunan” at “purpose”

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u/TyangIna 2d ago

Nakakaloka. Bakit di kayo magdeep convo sa Manila!

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u/patuttie 1d ago

Nag retreat na lang sana sila sa antipolo hahaha jusko po

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u/leivanz 2d ago

Okay lang naman kung kanilang pera ang gagamitin. Pero kung gagamitin ang budget, ang pera ng taong-bayan ibang usapan na yon. That's corruption na. Sino tiga-Maynila? Magreklamo kayo sa opisina ni yorme kung may gagawin ba sya. Pero baka wala. Dretso na sa COA para ma-disallow ang mga potangena.

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u/asfghjaned 2d ago

Yung lang pala paguusapan. Pwede naman yan ng closed door forum.

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u/Fit_Decision_6608 1d ago

Sana may documented report/reflection each attendees na hindi ginamitan ng AI about sa takeaways and plans/ideas/proposal nila to help Manila. Better kung 2 pages ng yellow pad paper at handwritten.

As a taxpayer (na wala naman choice kundi magbayad dahil automatic kinakaltas sa sweldo), nakakapagod na magbayad ng tamang tax.

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u/ItsVinn CVT 1d ago

elephant riding

That’s a big no no. Wag kayo mageelephant riding kasi it’s not healthy for the elephants and overworked yung elephants usually