Same Old Policies by Predecessors

Same Old Policies by Predecessors

Aquino’s SONA: With More Privatization

By ARNOLD PADILLA

MANILA — In his first State of the Nation Address (SONA), President Benigno Aquino III used the various cases of misuse of public funds by the Arroyo administration as a pretext to promote the so-called Public-Private Partnerships or PPPs. According to Aquino, PPPs will address the lack of resources due to a depleted government budget for the country’s many needs.

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