A Radical's Nut

  • Notes on Philippine economy and politics
  • 2016 elections, Governance

    Profit-driven, foreign interests made Aquino President; is Mar Roxas next?

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    Arnold Padilla

    on

    May 3, 2016

    Recent pre-election surveys show that administration and Liberal Party (LP) bet Mar Roxas supposedly gaining ground after consistently lagging behind in previous surveys. One dubious research firm even claims that Roxas is the new man to beat. There is apparently a campaign to condition the public mind that a Roxas victory…

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  • 2016 elections, Labor & employment

    5 reasons why workers will reject “Daang Matuwid” in the May elections

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    Arnold Padilla

    on

    April 30, 2016

    The “Daang Matuwid” regime of outgoing President Benigno Aquino III, which Liberal Party (LP) standard bearer Secretary Mar Roxas vows to continue, has been notoriously anti-worker throughout its six-year rule. Below are five reasons why Filipino workers will overwhelmingly reject the “Daang Matuwid” regime in the upcoming May 9 elections:…

    Continue reading →: 5 reasons why workers will reject “Daang Matuwid” in the May elections
  • 2016 elections

    On presidential chopper and taxes: An open letter to Kris Aquino

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    Arnold Padilla

    on

    April 26, 2016

      Dear Kris, Echoing your Kuya Noy’s absurd argument to justify that notorious presidential chopper ride you took to campaign for Mar Roxas, you bragged the 322 million pesos in taxes that you paid in the past seven years. You reminded us that you’re consistently among the top individual taxpayers…

    Continue reading →: On presidential chopper and taxes: An open letter to Kris Aquino
  • 2016 elections, Cronyism & patronage, Privatization

    #BeyondElections2016: PPP investors bet on presidential bets

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    Arnold Padilla

    on

    April 15, 2016

    “It’s how bureaucrat capitalism works. Oligarchs back presidential bids as ‘investment’ and rake profits later through government contracts such as public-private partnerships (PPPs).”

    Continue reading →: #BeyondElections2016: PPP investors bet on presidential bets
  • Agrarian reform, Governance, Human rights

    #BigasHindiBala: Beyond bureaucratic neglect and police brutality

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    Arnold Padilla

    on

    April 8, 2016

    Long before the drought and the Kidapawan bloodshed, hunger and poverty were already debilitating countless in the countryside. Along with fishermen (39.2%), poverty incidence is the worst among farmers (38.3%). In Region XII, site of the violence, poverty incidence among farmers is 47.9%, the fifth highest in the country. All…

    Continue reading →: #BigasHindiBala: Beyond bureaucratic neglect and police brutality
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