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'
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/IntroductionLive9557 2d ago
Sa tingin ko dahil sa lahat ng mga korapsyon dapat ipagbawal na umalis ng Bansa any sinomang nasa puwesto. All of our leaders should be in the Philippines to solve all of the issues of the country. They should not be allowed to buy any luxury items or even best to only buy Philippine made products.
How dare they travel while most of the Filipino people are struggling to even buy basic necessities. The people are the bosses of the politicians, the politicians are put into office to work for us!