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PHOTO
OF THE WEEK
Whip
Marks
A cultural activist
from Manila, portraying the tortured Jesus Christ in a March 16 rally
against the proposed value-added tax (VAT) to dramatize the suffering
Filipino masses, has the acronym painted on his back in red as to look
like whip marks. Indeed, imposing the VAT is like whipping the people, who
are already weighed down by low wages and high prices of goods and
services. The protester aims to tell us that increased VAT rates will
result in deeper wounds for the people.
Photo by Alexander Martin Remollino
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Bulatlat
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