"Wealth writes the laws that governments enforce"
- Renata Glasc
Laws are frequently created, adjusted, or enforced in ways that protect and serve the power and privileges of the rich. A prevalent issue observed here in the Philippines. While laws exist to regulate corruption, taxation, or labor rights, these rules often falls heavier on ordinary citizens than on the wealthy. A street vendor might face fines just for informal selling while powerful businesses can somehow bypass penalties through their connections. Instead of addressing hunger, unemployment, and lack of social services, the government continues to uphold laws that benefit the already powerful and not to mention, the continuous occurrence of corruption through ghost projects and exploitation of the public's tax money. The government has failed its people and now people are taking their stand and rising against this oppression. Do not blame them for asking for justice. Change while the door is still open, once the people lose their patience, the worst will take its turn.
