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Continue reading →: ‘Padz’
One regret I have was not asking Fr. Joe Dizon to be our wedding priest. So when my wife gave birth to our second child last September, we talked about asking ‘Padz’ to officiate her christening. But that will happen no more. Last November 4, Padz passed away. He was…
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Continue reading →: Water arbitration: issues and implications
Updated, first published as IBON Features Last 24 September, Manila Water Co. Inc. officially filed a dispute notice before the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) questioning the decision of the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) – Regulatory Office (RO) to reduce water rates. Maynilad Water Services Inc., meanwhile, will also…
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Continue reading →: Sona 2013: Silent on water tax, all-out on LRT/MRT fare hike
Two things stood out in the State of the Nation Address (Sona) that reaffirmed the big business and neoliberal bias of President Benigno Aquino III. First, which stood out because of its conspicuous absence in the Sona, is the issue of passed on income taxes and other expenses by Manila…
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Continue reading →: Prices, profits and poverty: Three years of the Aquino presidency
Two weeks before the fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Benigno Aquino III, the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) revealed that the income gap between the rich and poor in the country continues to widen. The high-income class saw their income grow much faster (10.4% between 2010…
I’m Arnold Padilla, a Filipino activist, writer, and researcher.
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