WATCH: Veteran lawyer and former Cebu judge Meinrado Paredes says Filipinos are not equal before the law, and that money often dictates its outcomes.
During the launch of KASUKKO (Kalihukang Sugboanon Kontra Korupsiyon), Paredes says that senators and congressmen elected to office “are not representing the interests of the working class; they’re representing their class.”
Paredes was imprisoned during the dictatorship of Ferdinand Marcos Sr. | via Maverick Avila/Bulatlat
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Maverick Avila is a young Cebuano journalist and creative who spends most of his days asleep and his nights awake. Once poked, he has a tendency to yap a lot. Either that or he just enjoys moderating conversations. On Saturdays, he writes plays and on Sundays, he plays tennis.
Maverick Avila is a young Cebuano journalist and creative who spends most of his days asleep and his nights awake. Once poked, he has a tendency to yap a lot. Either that or he just enjoys moderating conversations. On Saturdays, he writes plays and on Sundays, he plays tennis.
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