June 29, 2004

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Lifestyles of the Rich and Guilty

On the upside, you have Salvador Pleyto who is alleged to have acquired wealth far beyond his 37 years of continued service as a civil servant in the DPWH.

1. He amassed and failed to declare about P16.6 million in wealth and assets.

2. Property and businesses (grocery store, computer shop, etc) under his family's ownership, and no corresponding tax returns.

3. His family allegedly took trips abroad costing roughly P3.7 million. (Did you like the Disney cruise?)

On the downside, this is most likely small fry. Pleyto, all too ready to admit he got caught, claims in his defense that the lifestyle checkers "selectively applied" their witchhunt. Crab mentality, as they say, even in defeat.

"There are others in the Cabinet who are really corrupt," but the graft complaints and charges filed against them are being ignored by the Lifestyle Check Coalition, he said in a phone interview.

Sure, but right now, you're it. And, you're scum.