Kaban ni D_BystandeR: NAKAIPSOT SI WINSTON SA PAGWARI-WARI SA SALAPI SA MGA MAGBUBUHIS???

At a time when hunger strikes a more threatening reality than any kind of highly alluring paintings because of adverse economic living condition faced by  majority of our people in our country, this Winston Garcia who served as  President and General Manager of GSIS during the incumbency of GMA, preferred to buy an expensive painting - Luna Painting - auctioned for sale in Hong Kong for P40M in 2002 and which was consequently disallowed by COA at that time but in a sudden twist of events, has been okayed by COA 10 years after in 2012. And Winston beaming with pride, saying he was vindicated because of COA's reversal of its earlier negative decision said that if he was only allowed to make a personal refund of the disallowed purchase he would have been richer by now because, according to him, the painting is now  commanding a price of P300M. But we should not forget that during his tenure as President and General Manager of GSIS, his administration was rocked by countless protest rallies staged by GSIS employees themselves as they consider most of his management policies and direction as detrimental to their future and interest. Winston is no better than Imelda whose undisguised preference for worldly things like those expensive worldwide paintings was the subject of the silent protest of the people who cannot make their protest in public no matter how justified it was, owing to the strict military rules in view of the Marcos  dictatorship where nobody can say "NO" to whatever he does in office.

Footnote: This comment came out in connection with a news item in The FREEMAN, entitled, "P40M Luna Painting purchase: Winston glad COA gave okay." It came out on 09/13/15.