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Continue reading →: 5 reasons why workers will reject “Daang Matuwid” in the May elections
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:…
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Continue reading →: On presidential chopper and taxes: An open letter to Kris Aquino
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…
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Continue reading →: #BeyondElections2016: PPP investors bet on presidential bets
“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).”
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Continue reading →: #BigasHindiBala: Beyond bureaucratic neglect and police brutality
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…
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Continue reading →: SONA 2015: Favoring the rich, oppressing the poor – Aquino legacy, by the numbers
One of the biggest legacies that President Benigno S. Aquino III will leave behind is how his regime has favored the rich and oppressed the poor. Below are some numbers. Php168.9 billion – total cost of the 10 public-private partnership (PPP) projects awarded so far by the Aquino administration (An updated…
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