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Continue reading →: Oil firms, government earned P75 B in extra profits, VAT from overpriced diesel, unleaded gasoline
Transport groups, led by the progressive Pinagkaisang Samahan ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON), are staging a transport strike today (Sep. 19) in selected routes in Metro Manila as well as in various regions around the country. PISTON and its allies are pushing through with the strike and people’s protest despite…
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Continue reading →: Aquino’s 2012 budget: Diretso sa tubo
First published by The Philippine Online Chronicles In the President’s 2012 Budget Message, President Benigno S. Aquino III boldly proclaimed: “Noong nakaraang taon, tinangkilik po ninyo ang aming pakay na tahakin ang landas Tungo sa Paggugol na Matuwid. Sa paparating na taon, hinihikayat ko po kayong patuloy na sumama at…
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Continue reading →: SONA 2011: Making sense of Aquino’s facts and figures (part 2)
Continued from part 1 Aquino also claimed that in his first year as President, the Philippines got upgraded four times by credit rating agencies. Compare this, said Aquino, to the lone credit upgrade and six downgrades the country had in the nine and a half years of the Arroyo administration.…
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Continue reading →: SONA 2011: Making sense of Aquino’s facts and figures (part 1)
Malacañang promised that this year’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) will present “undisputed facts and figures” instead of motherhood statements. President Benigno S. Aquino III did use a lot of numbers in his SONA speech (Read the full text) to underscore the supposed economic gains of the past year.…
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Continue reading →: SONA 2011: Is Aquino sincere in making Gloria Arroyo accountable?
In the run-up to the second State of theNation Address (SONA) of President Benigno S. Aquino III, his camp has been playing up the theme “despite the great problems left behind by the corrupt Arroyo legacy, the seeds of change have been planted.” This premise both justifies the shortcomings of…
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