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Bayan secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. said militant groups have prepared the biggest effigy of President Noynoy Aquino for his final State of the Nation Address (SONA).
The 15-foot effigy, made by artist group Ugat Lahi, shows Aquino on board a dilapidated MRT coach.
“After 5 SONAs and numerous other speeches, we come to the conclusion that what was laid out as ‘daang matuwid’ five years ago is a sham, nothing more than empty rhetoric to prop up a regime that has not delivered meaningful achievements for the people,” said Reyes.
He added, “In today’s SONA showdown, it is the US-backed Aquino regime on one side and the struggling Filipino people on the other. Aquino has surrounded himself with layer after layer of barriers and police as he delivers his final SONA. The people are being kept away as far as possible. It is a picture of a desperate and isolated regime.”
Photo: Tudla Productions (Twitter)
This article has been re-published with permission from ABS-CBNnews.com.
