“MAKING PASAY CITY A HEALTHIER PLACE TO LIVE” (ANO DAW?)
IF YOU’VE been anywhere in Pasay City in the past six or so months chances are you have already seen this “slogan.” †It is usually accompanied by the name and/or photo of Pasay City Congressman Jose Antonio F. Roxas (one of the CONASS signatories, remember?)†and, if you are really unlucky, PGMA. †It is hard to miss because it is all over Pasay City — in pedestration overpasses, tarpaulin banners, welcome arches, etc.
I am not an English grammar expert but I think there is something really wrong with this slogan. †Whenever I see it I cringe involuntary. †Even though I am not reading it aloud it feels like it is screaming right on my ears. †And it hurts!
Can somebody please help me figure out what’s wrong with the slogan (apart from the fact that it is such a waste of taxpayers’ money)?
Obviously, Cong. Roxas (any relation to Senator Mar Roxas?) is going to run for reelection on 2010. †Why else are these slogans sprouting all over Pasay City like mushroom? †That means I will have to endure seeing this slogan until way after May 2010!
Yan ang klase ng mga pulitikong iniluluklok natin sa puwesto. Bobo hahaha.