Poverty is a major concern in all levels of society both
locally and internationally. Different
types of poverty require different means to address them and they all need to
be tackled simultaneously. But can one really talk about it when you’ve never
felt the pains of real hunger? Often times i ask myself am i really aware of
the real truth? i doubted myself if im living real or was it all in my wide
imagination. Survey shows that many are dying of disease and starvation each
and every day. As I often read and watch on TV many of them habitually blame
their poverty in the government. That it was because of the unfair justice we
have, but was it really the government who made their lives miserable or was it
because of the poor choices they've made in life? Although i didn't mean to say or put aside that the government isn't part of how good or bad we live but don't you think it was the government alone? I wasn't born with a silver
spoon nor did my mom and aboeji nor aboeji's aboji or mom's mom either. But they strive hard and we strive hard to
have a great or better future. I grew up watching mom and aboeji live for work
and only come home on weekend. I seldom saw mom and aboeji resting when I was
young. Thus, I conclude that laziness or just plain foolishness is one of the
reason why they’re living like that and no one to blame but themselves.
Being part of the planning department our office often
provides information and data on the different aspects, situations, and
conditions of poverty. We have this system that calculates them electronically.
All we have to do is to hire evaluators, provide them with the gadgets that
would certainly help them get accurate information and transfer them in our
machine. And if we’re not satisfied with the result we do it firsthand. Thus,
our department often provides an accurate look of the poverty situation in our
respective backyards and also, and more importantly, we map out appropriate,
concrete, and timely interventions to alleviate the plight of our less
fortunate brothers and sisters.
Yesterday we facilitated poverty reduction action planning
workshop for 2014 bottom-up budgeting. Yes, although it is only 2013 we have to
submit to the national government the anti poverty programs and projects we
foresee beneficial for the next year. Poverty programs is just a portion of the
real annual budget. The early initiation of the bottom-up planning process will
ensure that the needs of the poor constituents will be adequately funded in the
2014 budget. Something like that I wont tell you much about that because it is
a high profile project. :) what had happened yesterday is what we are rushing
today for final submission next week. we've been at the site at 7:30 and the
workshop started before 8:00. we are strict on time and we never failed to do
it every workshops. and it has been our signature that no matter how tough the
activity was we make sure to take all the lighter part so that our participants
will not be bored to death and us too. so to make the workshop that easy our
team leader ask the question if you have 28 million today what are you going to
do with the anti poverty program? that questions rocks and we really think
about it.
as far as the workshop go we choose every projects that are
foreseen to give positive results. we do consolidation and randomly checked if
it is within the budget cap. And luckily after long deliberations we've come up
with outstanding result.
the crazy me wont tell you the outstanding results of course
but will give you crazy details of what can be their final choice if this
budget thing wasn't for the poor but for our own consumption. imagine all 28
million like that! how are you going to spend them all? the following pictures will tell you their
answers and here are my top pick.
I bet shes going to enroll in modeling :) and audition to america's next top model!
roxy and tita lala will have hair rebond and braces with gold!
i bet they're going on a cruise for life!
as for me im going to build a house of cakes and choclates! and choco chips too! all 28 million
killua: Madam what are you going to do with the 28 million?
Madam pening: my head hurts now! should i build a house?
tita lala will buy 50 touch screen laptop for us and 50 iphone 5 too!
i need to find my inner peace first before i decide!
the participants during deliberations and carefully listening to tita joy's instructions :)
we should prioritize this and that mode!
the CSOs.....charlie said here we have to use it wisely. tito ma said diffidently thats why im checking on the BUB menu!
lets decide what perfume are we going to buy! wishky enumerates them!
lets buy roses for our girls :)
killua: tita joy what are you going to do with the 28 million?
tita joy: my calculator is crazy and its not functioning well! i should buy calculator then!
team leader decide what should we do and not to do :)
Killua: hey doc what are you looking at the folder?
Doctor: im hiding it from you so that you will not replicate the things im going to buy.
this are the stores that arrange flowers and choclates lets call them all and order thousands of roses then!
Jesse: finally we've come to our final choices which do you think is best?
Charlie: of course we will buy a high tech speed boat equip with GPS!
finalization of everything mode :)
killua: team leader are you done?
Team Leader: yah right were going to spend everything for calculator because mine isn't functioning either!
team leader: madam, we decided to spend the 28 million for calculator so that we will have a concrete accounting from now on.
madam: ok we will buy then! i will just make a call to the suppliers:)
tito ramon did scrutinize every details of the things we wanted to buy for the 28 million! and check too if we have included all his wishlist :)
tita joy and team leader are happy that they're going to have a thousands of calculator!
finally we will be able to build a house of cakes and choclates :) and choco chips too!
examining all the submitted priorities mode:)
happy with the results mode :)
should we change or not?
final deliberations of submitted wishlist mode:)
happy for the approved wishlists :)
depend your wishlist mode ;)
PSDS: madam id like you to know that killus is not listening to me!
ate joy: killua are you sleeping and why are you not listening?
killua: im not sleeping! i am listening! you just dont know but i am :)
tita joy isn't have enough space?
we are all going to cruise!
thats the smiles of bone tired and half dead kids :) i mean kids not adults :) lets call it a day!
team leader had a very long day but thanks for the hard work and congratulations team leader!
this is the final expression of how to use 28 million!
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