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Continue reading →: Presidential pork, election budget and Aquino croniesThe 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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Continue reading →: Deceptive PPP claims in SONA
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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Continue reading →: How Aquino betrayed public interest in LRT 1 privatization
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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Continue reading →: How MVP-Ayala will squeeze LRT 1 commuters dry
A fare hike after the presidential State of the Nation Address (Sona) and massive retrenchment of LRT 1 employees by early next year are among the immediate impacts of the Php64.9-billion LRT 1 extension and privatization project. As the lone bidder in the largest public-private partnership (PPP) deal of the Aquino…
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