Change? FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 03/31/2010

Change?

FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 03/31/2010 The Liberal Party (LP) and its presidential bet, Sen. Noynoy Aquino, have been humming the tune of change, which they promise to bring once in power and position. Aquino and his LP are, what one may call the candidate of, for and by the elite civil society. Notice that their campaign spiel never adverts to the poor in society, but that is mainly because the elite don’t bother about the poor. It is always their interests, first and foremost that have to be served. Their spiel is that they will eliminate corruption. They will not steal, and they will bring about change in government..... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100331com2.html

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