Noy told: Punish those behind oil monopoly, not the drivers By Pat C. Santos 04/14/2011

Noy told: Punish those behind oil monopoly, not the drivers

By Pat C. Santos 04/14/2011

The militant labor group Kilusang Mayo Uno lashed out at President Aquino for warning on the day that a P1.50 increase in the price of oil products was implemented that drivers who will hold protest actions will be punished.

The labor group stressed those behind the oil cartel should be the ones who should be chastised, not the drivers.

“Shame on you, Mr. President! How dare you issue threats to the country’s small drivers who just want to express their legitimate demands? They have every right to complain, for you have been putting the burden of high prices of oil on their shoulders. Your connivance with the oil cartel has made worse the people’s poverty and hunger,” Elmer Labog, KMU chairman, said..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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