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  • Notes on Philippine economy and politics
  • Human rights, Military & war

    US troops: A pattern of atrocities

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    Arnold Padilla

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    October 17, 2014
    US troops: A pattern of atrocities

    For Filipino and American officials, “there can’t be a worse timing” in the murder of Jennifer Laude allegedly by a US Marine, later identified as Private First Class Joseph Scott Pemberton. The Philippines and the US are discussing the implementation of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), signed early this…

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  • Cronyism & patronage

    Presidential pork, election budget and Aquino cronies

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    Arnold Padilla

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    August 29, 2014
    Presidential pork, election budget and Aquino cronies

    The proposed 2015 budget will be used not only to promote the political interests of LP’s presidential wannabe; it will also be used to promote the economic interests of presidential cronies.

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  • SONA 2014

    Deceptive PPP claims in SONA

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    Arnold Padilla

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    July 29, 2014

    Infrastructure development through public-private partnership (PPP) was among the highlights of President Aquino’s fifth State of the Nation Address (SONA). Thanks to good governance, we no longer need to offer perks for investors to build our infrastructure needs, said the President. Thanks to good governance, the days of state-guaranteed private…

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  • SONA 2014

    Sona 2014: A shaken regime

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    Arnold Padilla

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    July 23, 2014

    Since his first State of the Nation Address (Sona) in 2010, President Aquino has seen the steady erosion of his legitimacy as the empty presidential slogans of “daang matuwid” and “kung walang corrupt, walang mahirap” fall apart. Today, in his fifth Sona, Aquino is facing the worst political crisis of…

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  • Privatization, SONA 2014

    How Aquino betrayed public interest in LRT 1 privatization

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    Arnold Padilla

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    July 7, 2014

    Read the first part – How MVP-Ayala will squeeze LRT 1 commuters dry In forging the Concession Agreement with the MVP-Ayala group, President Aquino has betrayed the public interest and welfare and has put government in a patently disadvantageous position. While DOTC officials claim that the MVP-Ayala group submitted a…

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