Naging viral kamakailan ang photo ng anak ni Sen. Grace Poe na si Brian Poe Llamanzares na pinost niya sa kanyang Instagram account.
Sa nasabing photo, suot ni Brian ang di umano’y Nike Mag 10 limited edition na nagkakahalaga daw ng US$19,999.99, ayon sa pinoytrendingnews.net.
Naging viral ang nasabing photo dahil (a) Masyado daw itong mahal para sa isang anak ng Presidential candidate o (b) Peke daw ito ayon sa experts.
Humingi ng paumanhin si Brian sa publiko at sinabing nabili lamang niya ang sapatos sa halagang P10,000.00 mula sa kanyang savings. At sabi nga ng mga “experts”, sa halagang P10,000, nagpapatunay na peke ang nasabing sapatos.
Source: news.abs-cbn.com
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Actually, wala kaming pakialam kung mali o walang mali sa ginawa ni Brian. Ang issue namin ay… bakit ang mahal ng sapatos ng binalutan ng ilaw?! Kaya naman siya sa halagang wanpipty.
Section 4 of RA 6713:
“Public officials and employees and their families shall lead modest lives appropriate to their positions and income. They shall not indulge in extravagant or ostentatious display of wealth in any form.”
P10,000 is still very expensive for a pair of fake shoes.
P.S. You don’t see the Sys, Tans, Gokongweis and Zobel de Ayalas flaunting their wealth (both online and in realtime), do you?
i actually do. you don’t have to look hard but you do have to know what to look for, like Watches and Suits and Shoes that are expensive enough that most people don’t recognize their prices no brands,