August 7, 2009 --
THE economic downturn hasn't persuaded everyone to pinch pennies. Philippines President Maria Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo was at Le Cirque the other night with a large entourage enjoying the good life, even though the former comptroller of her country's armed services, Carlos Garcia, was found guilty earlier this year of perjury and two of his sons were arrested in the US on bulk cash-smuggling charges. Macapagal-Arroyo ordered several bottles of very expensive wine, pushing the dinner tab up to $20,000.
Ref.:http://tiny.cc/eat_and_drink_183333
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Friday, August 07, 2009
Pres. Arroyo's $20,000 dinner tab
From the New York Post, self-explanatory:
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