THE former national security adviser of the late President Cory Aquino called for the removal of oligarchs in government Thursday night, saying only this would improve the lives of the majority of poor Filipinos. Speaking at an assembly calling for the establishment of a National Transformation Council, Jose Almonte said oligarchs were the main reason the poor continue to be deprived and the political system remains unstable. An oligarchy describes a government by a few, especially by a small faction of persons or families. Almonte said most of the oligarchs were in Malacañang and should be removed, so that the government could serve the common good rather than the interests of a few. He said because the oligarchs controlled national policies in both their formation and implementation stages, it is their interests that are served.
Posted on: Sun, 03 Aug 2014 03:39:07 +0000
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