Duterte Admin

VS.
Oligarchs in the
Philippines
BSED-SS-1A

GROUP # 3
BSED-SS-1A Group # 3
Who are the Oligarchs?
- A group of powerful
and influential people
that manipulates and
controls the resources
along with the
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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the
important positions
smallest one in the Solar System—it’s only a bitin larger
than our Moon. The planet’s name has nothing to do
the country
with the liquid metal sincefor their
it was named
Roman messenger god, Mercury
after the

self-interest and
businesses.
“The Rich gets
richer; the poor
becomes poorer.”
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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the
smallest one in the Solar System—it’s only a bit larger
than our Moon. The planet’s name has nothing to do
with the liquid metal since it was named after the
Roman messenger god, Mercury
 MIGHTY
CORPORATION
ALEXANDER
Was issued 3 cases of WONG CHU
tax evasion by BIR in
KING
2017.
Mighty corp. then
Paid Php 30 Billion
Over P37.88 Billion
for tax settlement.
Tax Liabilities.

Also Paid an
additional
Php 10 Billion in
taxes and penalties.
“The billions
were used in
Duterte’s
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Infrastructure
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the
smallest one in the Solar System—it’s only a bit larger
than our Moon. The planet’s name has nothing to do

project.
with the liquid metal since it was named after the
Roman messenger god, Mercury

(Marawi and
Ormoc)
 PH Airlines

LUCIO TAN
Had a Php 7 Billion
tax liabilities to the
government.
Chairman and CEO
of the Philippine
If their tax liabilities
Airlines.
will not be settled,
NAIA 2 will be forced
to shut down.
Offered to finance
the political
campaign of Duterte
in 2016.
 ABS CBN
CORPORATION
Gabby Lopez
Tax issues in the
Government.

Chairman and CEO

Emeritus of the ABS
The owners and CBN Corporation.
shareholders are not
comprised of pure
Filipinos.
A dual citizen; both a
citizen of USA and
the Philippines.
February 10 2020
– Co-warranto petition was
filed against the ABS-CBN by
the Solicitor General
Jose Calida.
In total, 12 hearings that is
equivalent of 100 hours were
conducted by the committee to
clarify and discuss the issues
that ABS-CBN were allegedly
involved.
According to the committee
report of the Legislative
Franchises Committee; there
were 6 violations that ABS-
CBN Committed.
 6 VIOLATIONS THAT ABS-CBN
COMMITTED

3.
sold their Black
boxes without
2. the proper
ABS-CBN sold
permission of
the NTC
5.
PDRS using their
(Philippine subsidiary "Big
1. Depository 4. Deeper Digital" 6.
The dual Receipts) to Services must be to pay less tax. Used the
Citizenship of foreigners "Free-to-air" to AMCARA
Gabi Lopez, the the masses, broadcasting
Chairman under its station as a
Emeritus of legislative mere dummy of
ABS-CBN franchise. ABS-CBN
MERALCO and ABS-
CBN are both
In 1962, Don Eugenio
owned by the Lopez
Lopez, Sr. Acquired
Family.
MERALCO in the term of
Pres. Carlos P. Garcia

55% of the electricity that

we are charged were
sourced from the Power
generation plant that the
Lopez Family owns.
FGPC
(First Gas Power MERALCO signed a
contract with the same
Corporation) and power plant company that
FGP they also own.
(First Gen Power
Plant) GUARANTEED
also had an PURCHASE
agreement and AGREEMENT- All of the
electricity that these
contract of power plants produce;
25 years with must be bought out by
MERALCO. MERALCO.
The lopez stepped down
in owning the MERALCO
back in 2009 due to a
Global Financial Crisis.

Now MERALCO is
Owned by Manny V.
Pangilinan.
 RUFINO-PRIETO
FAMILY

For 50 years, the

Inquirer did not
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pay their taxes to

Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the
smallest one in the Solar System—it’s only a bit larger
than our Moon. The planet’s name has nothing to do

the government.
with the liquid metal since it was named after the
Roman messenger god, Mercury

They caused
Economic
Sabotage.
According to the
Solicitor General In February 28, 1982 the
Government rented the
Jose Calida: Mile long Property to
Sunvar; But the contract
expired in December
31,2002. After the
expiration of their contract;
Sunvar continued to occupy
the Government property.
in 2017, Sunvar
left the Mile Long Also, in 2017, the Rufino-
Prieto family sold the
Property after 4 Philippine Daily Inquirer to
decades. Then they Ramon Ang.
signed the contract
with the
government within
the marcos
administration.
The Maynilad
The contract is expected to
and Manila Water expire in 2022. However,
entered an The contract was extended
until 2037 by the Arroyo
anomalous Administration.
contract under
the Ramos Within the contract, it is
stated that the
Administration government cannot
that violated the interfere with Maynilad
and Manila water
1997 Anti-Graft- whenever they add an
Law. increase in the water
service.
The manila water also
had to make the
government pay a
Php 7.4 Billion
reimbursement fee for
rejecting the Water
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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the

Rate Hike in 2013-

smallest one in the Solar System—it’s only a bit larger
than our Moon. The planet’s name has nothing to do
with the liquid metal since it was named after the
2017.
Roman messenger god, Mercury
Pres. Duterte
emphasized that he In November 10, 2020,
Pres. Duterte signed a
wanted the contract that states
government to "The Revised
handle the water Concession
services system in Agreement will
the whole country. provide better water
service to metro
manila and is very
advantageous to the
national government
and the consumers".
In Pres. Duterte's
2020 SONA, he  
One of the most common
specifically and timely problem in the
mentioned the Philippines is the Slow
two major internet service along with
telecom the expensive internet bills.
companies in the
Philippines,
Duterte saw this as an
Smart and Globe . unfair deal for the masses.
Smart and Globe which
are owned also by the
most prominent Business
owners Like the Zobel De
Ayala Family who owns
the Manila Water and the
Globe Telecom; along
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Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun and the
with Manny V. Pangilinan
smallest one in the Solar System—it’s only a bit larger
than our Moon. The planet’s name has nothing to do
the current owner of
with the liquid metal since it was named after the
Roman messenger god, Mercury

Maynilad, Smart telecom,

and also PLDT telecom.
According to Globe
Telecom, they will heed
the call of the president
to improve the
telecommunication
services in the country.
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One
Mercuryof is thethe main
closest planet reason
to the Sun and the
smallest one in the Solar System—it’s only a bit larger
that the internet is slow;
than our Moon. The planet’s name has nothing to do
with the liquid metal since it was named after the

there are a lot of

Roman messenger god, Mercury

requirements and process

in order to build a
telecommunication
tower.
A joint memorandum
circular was signed by
different agencies of the
government to speed up
the issuance of permits,
licenses,
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and certificates
for theis theconstruction
Mercury closest planet to the Sun and of
the
smallest one in the Solar System—it’s only a bit larger
the telecom
than our towers.
Moon. The planet’s name has nothing to do
with the liquid metal since it was named after the
Roman messenger god, Mercury

After this, the internet

speed in the country
somehow improved.
Pres. Duterte also
paved the way to  
In July 8, 2019 Pres.
another telco Duterte officially awarded
company to the certificate of public
increase the convenience and necessity
competition of the DITO telecom
among these company to it's owner,
major telco Dennis Uy.
company.
This world was born to
be unfair. Some rise in
power, for they
maintain and secure
the riches of this
world; the other half
are left to patronize
the riches that the
powerful had secured.