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Continue reading →: US aid and imperialism
For daring the US and others to withdraw their aid, President Rodrigo Duterte has been called a “psychopath”. For those whose way of thinking has been systematically warped by colonialism and neocolonialism/imperialism, it is plain madness. As a poor country, why would we shun the “altruism” of rich countries like…
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Continue reading →: Neri Colmenares for Senator: A vote of protest and hope
The Filipino family is under attack – from profit-seeking corporations bent on squeezing them dry for every kilowatt of electricity they use, for every cubic meter of water they consume, for every kilometer that they travel, for every unwanted trip to the hospital. Add to these the onerous taxes that…
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Continue reading →: Profit-driven, foreign interests made Aquino President; is Mar Roxas next?
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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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…
I’m Arnold Padilla, a Filipino activist, writer, and researcher.
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