This week massive protests were held all over the Philippines to protest against the wide scale corruption that exists in the Philippines political system. What triggered this outcry were the recent revelations about the US $232 million that businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles embezzled to pay bribes to politicians. With many workers in the Philippines forced to work for starvation wages and infrastructure often in an abysmal state, workers are now demanding an end to this theft of resources.
This week massive protests were held all over the Philippines to protest against the wide scale corruption that exists in the Philippines political system. What triggered this outcry were the recent revelations about the US $232 million that businesswoman Janet Lim Napoles embezzled to pay bribes to politicians. With many workers in the Philippines forced to work for starvation wages and infrastructure often in an abysmal state, workers are now demanding an end to this theft of resources.
