6,200,000,000 Pesos= lots of zeroes

Yes. It's another time for the Manik Makina to put the spotlight on Mr. Sipag at Tiyaga, Mr. "Nakaligo ka na ba sa dagat ng basura?", the Mr. Commercial 2009-2010, the presidentiable Senator Manny Villar.

(And no, Manik Makina didn't get paid for this. Pramis.)

Attention, is again on Mr. Manny Villar. Apparently, the C-5 thing is still haunting him, aside from his staunchest rivals and critics. And no, this is not part of any "black propaganda", or "dirty tactics", for I do not gain anything from this. (Ok, I do derive humor and anger from this topic.)

So, it may be right to assume that the timing of the report is malicious, since he is cutting down the lead on the surveys, closing in on Senator Noynoy Aquino. And Mr. Villar's camp could easily dispel the issue as another "dirty tactic". (I really hate hearing accused people that they were "framed", "falsely accused", "black propaganda", "hate campaign", etc...those are easy alibis and not even an excuse or a decent explanation. Just prove them wrong!)

There was an article from Philippine Daily Inquirer, posted January 17, 2010,stating:

Senator Manny Villar is facing censure at the Senate after he was found guilty for allegedly engaging in improper and unethical conduct in connection with the C5 road extension project, according to a draft report by the Senate committee of the whole.

At the same time, the draft report, a copy of which was furnished to the Philippine Daily Inquire by an official of a political party, asked Villar to return to the public coffers the total amount of P6.22 billion that ``he has or his companies have illegally gained or obtained as a result of unlawful acts and improper and unethical conduct.”
Villar’s involvement in the C5 project in Parañaque and Las Piñas, the report said, ``made the Filipino suffer (a loss) in the total amount of P6.22 billion.’’

**get the whole article here**

So, this mess will take longer than usual to be resolved.

But I was thinking, "6,200,000,000 Pesos has a lot of zeroes."

Yes, I'm more concerned of all that moolaaaah. Dammet.

And since I'm no good in math, I tried to imagine with things/people/stuff you could get with 6.2 Billion Pesos. (with the current rate rounded up to 48 Pesos: $1)

Have Kobe Bryant and LeBron James play together here in a baranggay league team.

LeBron James' salary: $14.41 Million/year

Kobe Bryant's salary: $21.2 Million/year

combined salary in Pesos/year:1709280000

Result: you'll get them to play in the league for 3.5 years, and smash the opponent via grandslam.

salary source

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Buy the madlang people iPhone 3G 32 GB

Approx. cost/unit: Php42,250

Result: # of people who will be damn so lucky and prone to holdap: 146,745

price source

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Have Johnny Depp act for Enteng Kabisote the Movie

Mr. Depp's salary for the movie Pirates of the Carribean: Dead Man's Chest : $78,000,000

Result: You could get Johnny Depp reprise the role of Enteng Kabisote 1 and 2.

source

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Let Pacman fight Dela Hoya, Ricky Hatton all over again, and pay him to do hundreds of tv ads

"Pacquiao ranked sixth in Forbes’ elite cast with estimated earnings of $40 million (about P1.9 billion) from June 2008 to June 2009."

Result: You can have Pacman fight 1 boxer every month, or do millions of commercials. Plus Nanay Dionisia.

source

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Give a 1 million Peso House to a stranger

Result: 6200 hobos get their own crib.

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Sponsor a College Scholar.

rough estimate cost per semester: Php 50, 000, or Php 400,000 per student

Result: 15500 college scholars

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Have more school teachers

as of the year 2001, teacher annual salary 141,780.

Result: Pay 4373 teachers for 10 whole years of teaching.

Pay the President's wage!

Philippine president's annual salary: Php 693,000

Result: Shoulder 1491 President's income. (That is if they're each having 6 years of office)

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Create the New Moon in Tagalog version starring Manny Pacquiao

New Moon's Production: $78 Million

Result: Create New Moon a.k.a. Bagong Buwan with Manny as Edward Cullen twice.

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Time for me to earn Php 6 billion +++

Result: Work my butt off for 25833 years. (and yes, I'm long dead, and yet I'm still not yet retired. FML)