Isn't this capitol enough?

Here's the provincial capitol of Basilan. Ironically, this humongous edifice is located in Isabela City. Yes, Isabela is part of Basilan only geographically but administratively, it belongs to Zamboanga Peninsula. Some local officials, as I've heard from local folks, are planning to build a new capitol in Lamitan City, which was only recently declared as a city. If they are to make another capitol as big as this (or maybe bigger!), millions will be spent again. And what will become of the present one?

And oh, see the flag? Since that was a Monday, there was actually a little flag ceremony made before I took this photo. Only about four people were present. No governor. No vice-governor. And I don't know who those four people were. To recall, any sane mind won't recognize that as a flag ceremony. There was no singing of the national anthem. The employee bringing the flag just let it roll up to the pole, then that was it! Maybe the officials got so busy preparing for the visit of some Ambassadors from six different countries...hmmm...but they shouldn't forget to honor their own coountry first.