It is not only corruption that must end, but also the system that gave birth to it—the political dynasties and patronage politics.
The rejection of corruption
and dynasties is the central issue of workers marching to the People Power
Monument on the 162nd birth anniversary of Gat Andres Bonifacio on November 30,
alongside demands for wage increases and an end to contractualization (endo).
Partido Manggagawa is also
joining various protests across the country led by the Trillion People March
Movement.
Corrupt politicians were able
to steal trillions from the national coffers because they felt untouchable—free
to deceive the people and amass wealth from government projects. This is
because they know that power is monopolized by the same dynasties from national
down to local levels.
The result: Corruption has
become regular, while workers remain contractual. Wage hikes are controlled,
while public funds from our taxes flood the pockets of the corrupt.
For workers: a ₱500 noche
buena. For the corrupt: luxury cars, air assets, properties abroad, and
suitcases of cash.
Because of corruption, public
services like PhilHealth and youth education have declined, housing programs
have failed, and farmers have been left impoverished.
Because of dynasties and
corrupt politicians, projects are divided among relatives and friends, in
collusion with syndicates embedded across government. Jail is the proper place
for them.
This system must be reformed!
Workers should be made
regular—not corruption!
Legislated wage hikes for
workers—not legislated kickbacks for the corrupt!
Dynasties should be the ones
to be “endo”—not the workers!
Freedom and democracy—not the
eternal rule of political dynasties!
Details of the Bonifacio Day
marches of workers:
• 6-7:00
AM Nagkaisa Labor Coalition assembly at Petron EDSA–Connecticut.
• From
there, the march proceeds to the People Power Monument for the Labor Program,
the first part of the Trillion Peso March Movement’s full-day activities.
• PM
will also join rallies in Pangasinan, Iloilo, Bacolod, Cebu, Iligan, Agusan,
Davao, General Santos, and Zamboanga.
———
