Sweeping Dung Under The Rug

I am not surprised at all reading in the news that the Philippine government had built a fence with tarpaulins promoting tourism on the bridge along the highway that runs from the NAIA to the PICC where the ADB held its 45th annual meeting of board governors.  This country has always been famous, or notorious, for "sweeping ugly things under the rugs"  That's practically what PNoy's government has since been doing,  but with a slight difference: -  PNoy hides with impunity every wee bit of corruption that continues unabated under his watch, while he exposes everything that is not worthwhile under the previous administration.

It is ironic that while the ADB's principal objective is to wipe out poverty across the globe, we tend to conceal every semblance of poverty that surrounds us.  By blocking struggling families behind the fence, the government is clearly sending the message that dire poverty can be ignored.  It's then not surprising if the ADB continues to ignore us. 
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Presidential spokesman Ricky Carandang depends his boss by saying any country will do a little fixing up before a guest arrives, while MMDA chair Tolentino says there is nothing wrong with beautifying our surroundings.  To these two lapdogs of PNoy I say:  "There is always something wrong behind a snow-fake, stupid!"