AbNoynoy’s New Ride

The media went gaga over the president’s new ride. You won’t be able to understand the media hype over AbNoynoy’s new toy if you’re in the western world or first world countries. Porsches and Bentley’s here in the Kingdom of the Sands are just ordinary. I don’t own one but they’re pretty common to cause a commotion. Of course, if you’re driving a Porsche or a Bently, you’ll get envious stares from onlookers but it’ll never cause commotion. It’s a lot different if you’re in a third world country (like the Philippines) and if you’re the president at the same time.

My take on this issue is that everyone is entitled to buy whatever material things he wants as long as the money he spends is from his own pocket. Yes, even if the person buying happens to be the president of the country. The only thing that isn’t right here is that the president may come across as insensitive since most of his constituents are poor. So I guess, I agree with Senator Maceda that buying the Porsche is wrong timing.