There has been a growing clamor and pressure from different sectors of society for the government to cancel VAT collections, especially on petroleum products in light of unabated oil price hikes. This has developed into a tactical demand from consumers as the Arroyo administration continues to defend the VAT burden and refuses to heed the people’s call for immediate relief amid an unprecedented economic crisis.
In President Arroyo’s latest State of the Nation Address, the administration once again voiced out its strong resistance to the removal of VAT, saying that its cancellation would result in huge budget deficit for the government. To justify continuous VAT collections despite growing public outrage, Arroyo attributed infrastructure investments, government subsidies and economic programs to revenues acquired through VAT collections.
We strongly believe in the sovereign right that rests on the people to change a morally bankrupt and corrupt regime with a conscientious leadership that can genuinely unite the nation and can bring forth meaningful social change.
YOUTH ACT NOW against a morally bankrupt government. YOUTH ACT NOW for truth, accountability and meaningful change.
YOUTH ACT NOW! (Youth for Accountability and Truth Now!)
March 14, 2008, 2pm, Liwasang Bonifacio
Assembly points: 1pm, Taft Avenue cor. Kalaw/UST Espana
Also featuring Datu’s Tribe, Wuds, Radioactive Sago Project*, The Jerks*, Stick Figgas*, Musicians for Peace
Wear your school color, bring your school flags, represent your alma mater!
*awaiting confirmation
Click to see GMAnews.tv coverage of Youth Action Day 2 @ Liwasan Bonifacio.
May pumasok na magnanakaw sa Malacanang. Bigla niyang nasalubong si Gloria at Mike Arroyo. Kumaripas ng takbo ang magnanakaw at nagsisigaw ng “Magnanakaw! Magnanakaw!”
We call on the Ateneo community: students, faculty, staff, and alumni, to keep vigilant in our search, and demand for the truth regarding corruption in the government. This is a dark time for our country, and only the truth can lead us to the light.
Here’s a free and cool way to express your support for Jun Lozada and your protest against GMA’s role in the NBN scam.
Download and use the Lozada Souljaboy protest ringtone now. Use it as a ringtone or message alert, or perhaps as the soundtrack for your Friendster page.
A Filipino Q&A Primer on the Lozada Testimony
