No Money for Rally! Cavite Protesters Return Home Early Empty Handed
At least 350 SONA protesters from Cavite returned home early today after a national organizer told them that there is no budget for them. Mario Sanggalang, leader of Samahang Magsasakang CaviteƱo (SMC) and local organizer told DZMM that they are disappointed on how the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), headed by its secretary general Renato Reyes Jr., handled the budget. Isang buwan pa lang bago sumapit ang SONA napag mitingan na namin kung magkano dapat ang budget kada tao. Eh ang siste e nong dumating na ang takdang araw wala raw budget sa amin. Karamihan dito gumising pa ng medaling araw para wag lang maiwan angs ervice tapos ngayon sablay. Ang malaking problema naming ngayon eh kung papano bayaran tong mga jeep na inarkila naming”, Sanggalang said. The militant leader said he could not find a single national organizer when he went to Bayan’s headquarters early today. Parang pinagtataguan tayo so pinabalik na lang natin ang mga tao na nasa Alabang na”, Sanggal...