So shortly after the election of Mayor Duterte to the
president, - that was, at the time when
he promised the army and the police the salary increases -, my friend said to
me: "Watch out. Now everything will
get a bit more expensive! With what are the higher wages to be paid for?
"
At that time I thought to myself: "Well. Then the
vegetables and fruits will be more expensive! "
Then the announcement
was published that the salary of teachers should be increased. And for
Christmas any teacher could ever expect a nice bonus of at least PHP 5,000.
Today, I think again of my friend, because I have received
infos from Kidapawan. The people there are disturbed and annoyed because the
annual taxes, which have to be paid there in December, should have increased. So simply,
so from now-on, without any warning. The taxes are almost twice as high as last
year! So I was told
We here in Davao have to pay our taxes starting January.
Let's see how high these are.
With best regards
Ludwig from Davao
