Fooling the workers, again FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 08/10/2010

Fooling the workers, again

FRONTLINE Ninez Cacho-Olivares 08/10/2010 Malacañang is hard put in convincing Filipinos that Noynoy Aquino has no hand in his family’s move to come up with that compromise agreement. Even as his spokesman, Edwin Lacierda, insists that Noynoy was not, in any way, involved in the compromise deal, saying that all he was told were “broad strokes” on the move of his clan, few, if any, truly believe that. Lacierda said: “Let me just state, he (Noynoy) had no discussion or involvement in the compromise deal. He was just informed recently of the compromise…He does not know the details.” Can you believe that? Noynoy, even when informed of the compromise agreement, didn’t even bother to know the details, such as SDO retention or land acquisition? Just what kind of compromise agreement did he think it was, that no questions were even asked by him on the details of the agreement? Little wonder that neither Malacañang nor Noynoy is being believed, because it is impossible for Noynoy not to have known about such a family plan. As a matter of record, Noynoy even came out publicly saying that he was elated that the Hacienda Luisita issue is finally settled.... MORE Source:  The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20100810com2.html

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