Social unrest: A probable scenario
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Malacañang the other day dismissed the Ralph Recto scenario of social unrest led by the middle class owing to increases on fares in public transportations, along with toll increases, adjustments in power rates and continuing rise in oil prices.
The Palace reaction was expected. There is no Palace occupant who would publicly admit that such a scenario would occur, but if Noynoy continues with his hard stance on doing nothing to bring down the prices affecting everyone — and not just the middle class, eventually, the social unrest will manifest itself in a revolt and that could lead to the end of the Noynoy Aquino government.
Some years back, then President Fidel Ramos was twice faced with the probability of serious social unrest leading to revolts, one of which had to do with the Flor Contemplacion death by the Singapore government, as the public saw that the Ramos government failed to assist a Filipina domestic in pleading for her case..... MORE
Source: The Daily Tribune
URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/commentary/20110914com1.html
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