P1 trillion 2006 national budget In theory, the national budget can be a powerful mechanism for ensuring that public resources are used for the welfare of the majority. Unfortunately, narrow interests have perpetually hijacked the direction of Philippine economic policy and this is fully reflected in the national government budgets annually drawn up and implemented.…
Day: December 19, 2005
New Killings, Abductions Blamed on Palparan
A village chief and a councilor was shot dead after meeting with soldiers from the 69th Infantry Battalion of the Philippine Army. Their companion, another councilor, is in critical condition. BY DABET CASTAÑEDA Village chief Victorina Gomez with two councilors, Romeo Atienza and Rey Macabili were walking a few meters away from the barangay (village)…
A Cry for Justice
The family of Sofronio “Tatay Poloy” Enoc, the peasant leader who was killed among five others in a massacre on April 15, 2002, in Pangyan, Marilog District, is still hopeful that justice will finally come. By Marilou M. Aguirre DAVAO CITY — Unmindful of her condition, Sofronita Enoc-Ingay, eight-month pregnant with her third child, traveled…