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Hatol Sa Balota ISSUE 2 ELECTION EDITION EDITORYAL APRIL - MAY 2019 sa mas matalinong pagboto para sa ang mga nilatag na plano ng mga kinabukasan ng ating bayan. kandidato patungkol sa mga isyung ito. HATOL SA BALOTA: Ayon sa Commission on Elections o Matuto na tayo at huwag na nating COMELEC, tinatayang nasa 60 milyong bigyang pagkakataong mamuno ang Pilipino ang boboto ngayong Midterm pulitikong sikat lamang sa pangalan elections. Pipili ang sambayanan pero isang magnanakaw at taksil SA NGALAN NG BAYAN ng gagawa ng mga batas at tunay na sa mamamayan. Huwag na iboto PAPALAPIT NA ANG ARAW NG Isang siklo muli ng pangako at reporma sa bayan. ang makasarili at mapang-abuso sa HALALAN. Sa Mayo 13, nakapusta sa pagkabigo. Wala nang iba pang mas Isang malaking oportunidad ang kapangyarihan at yaman. hatol sa balota ang ating magiging dehado sa ganitong mapanlinlang at halalang ito para suriin at husgahan Ang mamamayan ang tunay kinabukasan. mapang-aping siklo kundi ang mga ang mga pinuno natin. Panahon na may hawak ng kapangyarihan Mahaba na ang kasaysayan ng nasa laylayan ng ating bayan. na para maningil ng dapat para sa sa pagreporma ng ating bansa, sa pag-boto sa ating bansa. Ang panahon Kaya naman, karamihan sa mga mga mamamayan. Sa halalang ito, pamamagitan ng tamang pagboto. ng halalan ay tinuturing na ring ritwal mamamayan ay nawalan na ng tiwala kinukumpronta tayo ng isang malaking Makakaalpas lamang tayo sa tanikala ng demokrasyang panlipunan na at kumpyansa sa halaga at dulot ng patlang, sagot na sino ang dapat iboto. ng kahirapan, kung iboboto natin ang tinatamasa nating mga Pilipino. Iba’t- eleksyon. Pero kung malulugmok tayo Ano ba ang tamang boto? Sino ang pinunong dapat ibang pakulo ang nakasanayang paraan at magpapadaig, mas lalong magiging dapat maluklok sa pwesto? Maging Tayo ang tunay na lakas ng ng mga kandidato para ipalaganap ang suntok sa buwan ang ginhawa kritikal sa pagpili sa susunod nating bayan. Tayo ang magdidikta ng mas kanilang mga pangako. na pangarap natin. Isa pa ulit na mga pinuno. maaliwalas na direksyon para sa ating Ito na rin ang nakasanayang pagkakataon ang hatid ng eleksyon. Tinatalakay sa pahinang bayan. Tayo ang magbubuo ng bagong paniwalaan natin. Ngunit, pagkatapos Isa pang pag-asa ulit na huwag na nakapaloob ang iba’t ibang isyung pag-asa. ng halalan, lagi pa rin tayong bigo sa nating sayangin. Simulan sa tamang apektado ang milyong Pilipino. Ngayong resulta ng boto. pagpili ng pinuno. Kaharap natin halalan, lawakan ang pagtingin sa mga Sa pagkaluklok nila sa pwesto, ang tunay na hamon na makaalpas isyung kinakaharap natin at suriin burado at limot na ang sa bulok na siklo nang huwad na mga mayayabang na pangangampanya at tumungo na pangako sa entablado ng kampanya. Hindi pala totoo ang pinangakong pagbabago. 2 | DIGNIDAD ISSUE 2 | APRIL - MAY 2019 EKONOMIYA RUMARAGASANG EPEKTO NG T.R.A.I.N NG PILIPINAS ANONG NAGBAGO? NOON NGAYON PARA KANINO? Ang mga Wala na ring minimum wage personal na Lapat at Saliksik ni Mikhaela Dimpas earners ay buwis sa kita ang walang personal sumusweldo ng ANG TAX REFORM FOR ACCELERATION AND ang tumataas at hindi makontrol na inflation rate. na buwis sa kita. P250,000 kada Inclusion (TRAIN) Law ay isang programa ng gobyerno Noong January 2018 ang inflation rate ay 3.4%, noong taon. na naglalayong pasimplehin ang sistema ng buwis sa Oktobre 2018 ay tumaas sa 6.7%, nitong January 2019 bansa. ay bumagal na ito sa 4.4%. Tataas ang presyo ng mga bilihin dahil sa Sa ilalim ng TRAIN, bababa ang income tax o Ayon sa IBON Foundation, nawawalan ng P2,500 pagtaas ng iba't-ibang buwis kagaya ng personal na buwis sa kita upang tumaas ang nauuwing hanggang P6,800 ang 60 million na pinakamahihirap sa produktong petrolyo. Lahat ng Pilipino sweldo ng mga manggagawa. Ngunit babawiin rin ito na Pilipino dahil sa inflation rate na ito. ay makakaranas nitong pagtaas na ito. sa pagtaas ng buwis sa ilang bilihin at produktong Sagot naman ng gobyerno sa dagdag na gastos at petrolyo. at epekto ng TRAIN ay ang P200 na cash transfer kada Sa loob ng limang taon, ang kita na makukuha sa buwan para sa mga mahihirap na pamilya. Dismayado EH, ANO NGAYON? Ang mga mahihirap na pamilya TRAIN Law ay gagamitin upang pondohan ang mga ang ilang mga mambabatas at grupo dito dahil kahit ang makararamdam ng matinding epekto ng TRAIN proyektong gaya ng Build, Build, Build, pag-upgrade na ilan ang bilang ng bata sa pamilya ay pare-pareho Law dahil noon pa man ay hindi na nababawasan ng imprastraktura ng militar, at pag-sagot sa targeted ang kanilang matatanggap. ang kanilang sweldo dahil wala silang income cash transfer na subsidiya para sa mahihirap na pamilya. Bati naman ng gobyerno na umuunlad raw ang tax. Ngayon, kahit na walang dagdag sa kanilang Ang proyekto ay nakatanggap ng batikos mula sa ekonomiya ng bansa dahil sa 7% na pagtaas ng GDP mauuwing sweldo ay parte na sila ng magbabayad iba’t-ibang panig dahil sa diumano’y pagsagasa nito sa noong 2017 bago maging 6.2% na lamang noong 2018. ng mas mataas na presyo ng bilihin. mga mahihirap. Naramdaman ng malaking porsyento Dagdag pa dito ay ang pangako ng mga imprastraktura ng populasyon ang pagmahal ng bilihin gaya ng bigas, na ipinangutang rin sa Tsina. sardinas, mantika, at iba pa. Mula Enero 2018, tumaas Sapat na ba ang pag-unlad at mga pangako upang MAGKANO NA SA naman ang presyo ng bigas. masagasaan ang malaking porsyento ng mamamayang Dagdag pa sa tumataas na presyo ng bilihin ay Pilipino? TINDAHAN NI ANSABEH NG MGA KANDIDATO? ALING NENA? DIESEL GAS P43.40 P52.69 Noon: P38.40 Noon: P48.60 KEROSENE: P51.09 ANO RAW? Dahil sa TRAIN, tumaas ng P5.04 ang isang litro ng diesel, P4.09 ang isang litro ng gas, at P4.48 kada litro ng kerosene. Ang pagtaas nito ang isa sa mga malaking dahilan kung bakit tumaas rin ang presyo ng mga pangunahing bilihin. P44.00 SAAN AABOT ANG P300.00 MO? kada kilo P60.00 P300.00 kada buwan Noon: P40.00 Noon: P50.00 ngayon 2019 ang sagot ng BIGAS ASUKAL gobyerno sa dagdag na gastusin ng mahihirap na P160.00 P240.00 pamilya dahil sa TRAIN Law. kada kilo kada kilo Noon: P140.00 Noon: P235.00 MULA NOON HANGGANG NGAYON. Sa mukha ng P537.00 P1,196.00 ISDA LIEMPO Daily minimum Nakabubuhay na sweldo tumataas na bilihin, kakulangan sa trabaho, at kawalan (Datos mula sa IBON Foundation at Rappler) ng suporta sa mga social services, tangan parin ng wage para sa pamilyang may 6 mga tao ang panawagan para sa libre at abot-kayang na miyembro serbisyong panlipunan. 3 | ELECTION EDITION ISSUE 2 | APRIL - MAY 2019 Pinasa noong 2006 ang Republic Act (RA) 9344 o ang Juvenile Justice and Welfare na nagtatanggol sa KARAPATAN NG karapatan ng mga “children in conflict with the law (CICL).” Naka-saad dito na edad 15 pataas lamang ang maaring ikulong o MGA PILIPINO magkaroon ng criminal Lapat ni Chrixy Paguirigan, Saliksik nina Atty. Melisa Comafay at Tricia Buendia liability. Kaakibat ng batas na ito ay ang pagbigay TUNAY NA BILANG NG BIKTIMA SA GIYERA KONTRA sa mga CICL ng DROGA, HINDI PADIN MALINAW “intervention program.” Ngunit nito lamang Enero pagpatay ay may kinalaman sa ipinagbabawal na droga. 2019, pinasa ng mga mambabatas Bagamat ang naging epekto ng drug war ay ang pagbaba sa mababang kapulungan ang House ng bilang ng gumagamit ng ipinagbabawal na droga, Bill 8858 sa botong 146-34. Hangad nito na baba-an ang ‘minimum age of madami namang mamamayang Pilipino ang ngayo’y responsibility of children in conflict with natatakot dahil sa pamamaraang ginamit ng gobyerno. the law na mula 15 ay maging 12. Sa palagay ng mga sumagot sa survey ng Social Weather Stations, kadalasan ang mga nagiging target ay mga mahihirap lamang. HOUSE BILL 8858 MINIMUM AGE OF CRIMINAL RESPONSIBILITY 81,919 127,041 24 150 2018 ANTI-DRUG 2019 ANTI-DRUG REFORMATION ANG NAKAPAG OPERATIONS OPERATIONS CENTERS TAPOS ANG BILANG NG NAMATAY SA GIYERA kontra droga simula noong 2016 na CLEARED 12,000 BARANGAYS pag upo nang Pangulong Rodrigo 6,222 5, 281 11,080 DRUG RELATED KILLINGS DRUG RELATED KILLINGS BILANG NG NAMATAY SA WAR ON DRUGS AYON UNCLEARED Duterte ay hindi padin malinaw. DRUG PERSONALITIES/HOMICIDES DRUG PERSONALITIES/HOMICIDES SA HUMAN RIGHTS DEFENDERS 21,974 BARANGAYS Ayon sa 2018 #RealNumbersPH report ng Philippine National Police at Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency: 4,075 na DEATH PENALTY: KASAYSAYAN AT POSIBLENG PAGBALIK ang drug-linked killings at 2,467 drug Sya Buendia related homicide incidents sa 81,919 anti- Ang pagbigay parusa sa paraan ng solusyon sa pagbaba ng krimen. sa usapang ito. Lahat ng nasa illegal drug operations na naisagawa. kamatayan o “bitay” ay isinasagawa na Sa ilalim ng kasalukuyang Presidente partido ng Otso Diretso, kabilang Ngunit sa pinaka bagong salaysay sa Pilipinas bago pa man tayo masakop Rodrigo Roa Duterte, kaugnay sa ‘War sila Diokno, Gutoc, Alejano, at ngayong 2019, isinaad na nasa 5,281 lamang ng mga banyaga. Nag-patuloy ito on Drugs’ pilit ibinibalik ang Aquino ay tutol sa muling pagbalik ang naging biktima ng mga operasyon. hanggang sa pagdating ng mga Kastila sintensyang bitay. nang nasabing parusa. Ang partido Ilan sa mga human rights groups ay umapila at nahinto lamang noong taong 2006. Nasa huling pagbasa na ng administrasyon kabilang sila sa hindi nagtutugmang mga datos at sinasabing Noong administrasyon ng dating sa House of Representatives Dela Rosa, Tolentino, at Ejercito kung tutuusin, aabot na sa higit kumulang Pangulong Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo ang panukalang-batas ay bumoto na sangayon dito.
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