Acquittal of Arroyo blamed on Aquino
The dismissal of charges against Arroyo does not bode well for justice in the country and for any serious effort to stem corruption in government.
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The dismissal of charges against Arroyo does not bode well for justice in the country and for any serious effort to stem corruption in government.
“The projects that the DAR entered into with the NGOs ... are not in any way related to energy-development. Worst, those projects were never implemented. Not a single centavo was spent for the said projects and not a single farmer received any benefit therefrom.”
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