Don’t take us for fools
Students deface ‘ramdam na ang kaunlaran’ tarpaulins
Press Release
June 8, 2008

The League of Filipino Students today defaced government “ramdam na ang kaunlaran” tarpaulins to show their outrage over what they consider to be government efforts of “duping” the country.

“Does Arroyo think that she can fool the nation into believing her lies of an improving economy by putting up government propaganda all over Metro Manila?” asked Vencer Crisostomo, national chairperson of the LFS.

“The government’s tarpaulins cannot deny that everyday is a struggle to bring food on the table for a large majority of Filipinos. More than that, it is an insult to all as we are in the midst of an economic crisis,” said the youth leader.

Armed with cans of spray paint that they used to paint over the tarpaulins, the students also questioned the budget for the posters.

“The people do not want their money to be used so that they can be told that the economy is improving. What the people want is that their money is used for classrooms, housing, health care, and other social services which fall at the bottom in the list of government priorities,” said Crisostomo.

“We call on the people to do the same when they see these posters in their neighborhood and show this government how dissatisfied we are of Arroyo,” said Crisostomo. ###

Reference:
Vencer Crisostomo, National Chairperson, venzie@gmail.com, 09228262606
Ron Villegas, Vice-chairperson and Information Officer, ronvil@gmail.com, 09157991059