Netizens use the social media to share their quick reactions to President Benigno S. Aquino III’s fifth State of the Nation Address, July 28.
Netizens react to Aquino’s 5th SONA
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Anything but yellow on SONA as disillusionment with Aquino increases
“The devil, or the evil of DAP, is in the details. It cannot be found in lump sum allocations that Abad is peddling to the public.”– Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares
Hubris in the Palace
By Carol Pagaduan-Araullo Streetwise | BusinessWorld Ergo, there will be no sacrificial lambs even if one of the most likely candidates, Budget Secretary Butch Abad, is actually the intellectual author and chief implementor of the DAP. Of course Mr. Abad’s boss gave his imprimatur, knowingly and willingly, as documents submitted to the Court and Mr.…
Allies defend Aquino, progressive groups push for impeachment
“President Aquino knows that the DAP, which is basically an impoundment of budget funds and realigning these to nonexistent projects, is wrong. In fact, he filed a bill SB 3121 as senator illegalizing Pres. Gloria Arroyo’s impoundment of the budget without congressional approval. “ — Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares
Farmers march to Malacanang
Marking the death of what they call as “bogus” agrarian reform program, farmers from all over Luzon march from the Department of Agrarian Reform to the foot of Mendiola, a few meters away from Malacanang palace, June 30. Photos and Editing by Ronalyn V. Olea Music: Awit ng Magsasaka by Sining Bugkos Produced by Bulatlat…
The price you pay for freedom| Em Mijares’s story
“It is ironic that I was arrested for exercising my right to free speech during Independence Day itself…While politicians who have been stealing from the nation’s coffers are still free to do as they please, I, who was merely exercising my right, was immediately charged and my rights curtailed.” – Pio Emmanuel Mijares, 19-year-old student
Oh come, Oh come Emmanuel (Or why Emmanuel Mijares is neither heckler nor messiah)
BLOOD RUSH By SARAH RAYMUNDO Bulatlat.com It is no longer a matter of revelation to say that the crisis of governance plaguing the Aquino regime is brought about by a political system that Aquino himself preserves. Is the Aquino regime looking like it is beyond social redemption? It is because of its slow and inefficient…
Heckling
GUNITA NG SALITA Ni ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com May sabit ang independence day speech ni Presidente Noynoy Aquino sa Naga City. Ang inaakala niyang tahimik, under-the-radar (kaya nga sa Naga City ito ginanap) na talumpati sa bansa ay nabasag ng heckling ng isang Em Mijares, estudyante ng Ateneo de Naga University, na sumigaw, “Patalsikin ang Pork…
Anti-pork protest holds Aquino accountable
“Lahat ng sangkot, dapat managot!” (All those involved must be held accountable) This was the rallying call of anti-pork barrel protesters who gathered at the Liwasang Bonifacio, June 12. Photos by Anne Ednalyn dela Cruz, Loi Manalansan and Ronalyn V. Olea Music: Noy, Gahaman by Sining Lila (to the tune of Bassilyo’s Lord, Patawad) Edited…
Protesters slam Aquino, call for ‘freedom from corruption’
“Pnoy, what you are doing to us is already painful. If I only knew before what I know now, I wouldn’t have campaigned for you…I am angry. He has failed us.” – Juana Change
On Labor Day, Filipino workers slam ‘Aquino’s treachery’
Filipino workers staged protest actions in different parts of the country condemning the signing of the United States-Philippines Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement and the US-dictated neoliberal policies on the economy. Photos by Ronalyn V. Olea in Manila, Southern Tagalog Exposure in Calamba, Noel Godinez / Northern Dispatch in Baguio, Owen Segovia Bayog in Bacolod, Carl…