Lawmaker throws support to transport strike tomorrow vs excessive oil prices 09/18/2011

Lawmaker throws support to transport strike tomorrow vs excessive oil prices

09/18/2011
Anakpawis Party-list Rep. Rafael Mariano yesterday expressed full support to the upcoming transport and people’s protest tomorrow against excessive oil prices. Anakpawis’ member organization Piston-KMU will lead the Tigil Pasada in National Capital Region and major cities nationwide.

“The transport sector, workers, farmers, fisherfolk and consumers affected by high oil prices have all the reasons to protest against high oil prices, the greedy oil companies and the Aquino government’s callousness over the highly sensitive issue of oil price hikes,” Mariano said.

“Political actions such as strikes and protests are necessary to show the people’s opposition to the monopoly operations of the foreign oil cartel. The abusive and burdensome series of oil price hikes is now further fueling the intensifying anger of Filipino people already disillusioned with Aquino’s “Daang Matuwid,” said Mariano who also lambasted the Philippine National Police (PNP) for its “overkill preparations” for the transport strike.

“Creating an inter-agency task force and fielding of 5,000 cops on the day of the people’s protest is ‘overkill’ — an indication that the government is ready to avert legitimate people’s actions but won’t lift a finger against oil companies,” Mariano said..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/metro/20110918met2.html