Tagged with Congress of the Philippines

CARP’s emasculation: A subtle corruption

It was Christmas season, the time of the year when people are exchanging gifts. For the farmers, agrarian reform advocates and some Bishops who had staged hunger strike outside the Batasang Pambansa, it would have been a merry Christmas had they received a gift in the form of a genuine agrarian reform. But members of … Continue reading

Crack in the parchment

By now it should be clear to everyone that some of the members of Congress have never had divided loyalties. They have never been caught up in an awkwad situation in which they have to choose between advancing the interest of the people and keeping that of their own class’s. The emasculation of CARP, as … Continue reading