Militants say Aquino gov’t failed Filipinos

By: Jhunnex Napallacan, Michelle Joy L. Padayhag July 28,2015 - 01:30 AM

Militants group failing grade on the performance of President Benigno Aquino III during a rally along Colon in Cebu City to coencide the SONA of the president. (CDN PHOTO/TONEE DESPOJO)

Militants group failing grade on the performance of President Benigno Aquino III during a rally along Colon in Cebu City to coencide the SONA of the president. (CDN PHOTO/TONEE DESPOJO)

MILITANTS said President Benigno Aquino III failed to deliver on his programs and promises in his five years in office.

During a rally at Colon Street, Cebu City, hours before the President is scheduled to give his final State of the Nation Address (SONA), about 700 militants waved placards and foisted tarpaulins bearing messages like “”Walay Natul-id, Walay Natawid (Nothing straightened, nothing delivered)” and “Unom ka tuig ni Pnoy mga tawo napordoy (Six years of P-Noy the people became poor).”

Art Barrit, spokesman for Associated Labor Unions–Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP), said unemployment, poverty, contractualization, low wages, and lackluster social services persist to this day.

“Worse, the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) has been monopolized by the big capitalists as their wealth have ballooned in the last few years thus the chasm between rich and poor swelled even more,” Barrit said.

Dennis Derige, spokesperson of Partido Manggagawa (PM) said the President’s administration is no different from past administrations.

Militants ventilate their disappointment on the Aquino administration with effigies during a rally along Colon Street in Cebu City ahead of the State of the Nation Address.  (CDN PHOTO/TONEE DESPOJO)

Militants ventilate their disappointment on the Aquino administration with effigies during a rally along Colon Street in Cebu City ahead of the State of the Nation Address.
(CDN PHOTO/TONEE DESPOJO)

Sanlakas spokesperson Teody Navea said the Aquino administration failed in helping ease pollution by encouraging more coal plants in the country.

He said there will be new coal plants this year in Toledo City and in Naga City next year.

Greg Perez of Pagkakaisa ng mga Samahan ng Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (Piston) said the government is still imposing Joint Administrative Order (JAO) 2014-0 which imposes stiffer penalties on erring drivers.

Supt. Romeo Santander, chief of the City Intelligence Branch of the Cebu City Police Office, said the rally was peaceful.

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TAGS: Cebu City, Cebu City Police Office, City Intelligence Branch, Colon Street, JAO, Joint Administrative Order, Naga City, Piston, President Benigno Aquino III, SONA, State of the Nation Address, Toledo City

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