THE recent demand of many farming associations for the sacking of born-again sycophant Arsenio Balisacan from his post as head of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) was buried in the inside pages of newspapers, meriting not a single editorial and op-ed commentary, and was shrugged off by the Palace.
THE recent demand of many farming associations for the sacking of born-again sycophant Arsenio Balisacan from his post as head of the National Economic and Development Authority was buried in the inside pages of newspapers, meriting not a single editorial and op-ed commentary, and was shrugged off by the Palace.
United, we can muster the adequate numbers to send representative to the Senate, to the House of Representatives, the local councils. We can help shape national and local policies. We can have seats at the Commission on Appointments to oppose and kill the nominations of the likes of Balisacan.Genuinely united and standing firm for our beliefs, we can be a powerful force in the political mainstream, push for pro-farm, pro-farmer policies.
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