courtesy of Jeffrey Reyes Did you know that Samar has one of the highest gini coefficiency (a measure of income inequality) in the Philippines? It also has one of the highest poverty incidence in the country. I hope the media can further deepen the discourse on looting. Wala silang perang pambili kaya wala rin private sector (non existent demand. Unlike in the case of Wal-Mart during Hurricane Katrina, they sold basic supplies. The main difference is people there have money/the government was quick and liquid enough to tap on private sector to source relief goods) Interesting to note that Tacloban Mayor is the nephew of Imelda Marcos. -nero
Posted on: Mon, 11 Nov 2013 00:46:43 +0000
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