Why is Mar Roxas an exact duplicate of PNoy?
There is an abundance of indubitable evidence showing beyond the pale of doubt that Secretary Manuel Araneta Roxas II is the exact duplicate of President Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III. They are both scions of "buena familia," the Aranetas of Negros Occidental and the Roxases of Capiz and Iloilo for Mar, and the Cojuangcos of Tarlac and the Sumulongs of Rizal, plus the Aquinos also of Tarlac for PNoy. They were both born with silver spoon and golden plates, well-educated in exclusive schools here and abroad. They never knew the true meaning of how it is to be poor. And so, it is very hard for them to serve the poor with genuine concern and compassion. As hacienderos, their heart are not for the tenants.
The father of Mar was the late Gerry Roxas, who was rich in his own right. He married into a much richer family, the Aranetas of Negros Occidental, with vast haciendas and with thousands of "kasama," tenants and laborers. He became a senator belonging to the Liberal Party. The father of PNoy was the late Ninoy Aquino, who was not really poor, but he married into the much richer Cojuangco family of Tarlac. He also became a senator also belonging to the LP. Both Senators Gerry Roxas and Ninoy Aquino were the mortal enemies of President Ferdinand Marcos. Roxas died by natural death. Ninoy was assassinated. And the rest is history. They had absentee fathers who were very busy in politics. Their mothers were the ones who were in control.
The mother of Mar is a strong lady by the name of Judy Araneta. She is known to be a no-nonsense businesswoman whose family owned and controlled the many businesses including ownership of the Araneta Coliseum, which, by the way is now owned by another big businessman. There are many rumors that Judy is dominant, but actually, she is very nice. The mother of PNoy is the icon of democracy, President Corazon C. Aquino. Against the wishes of her own clan, she pursued the CARP (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program) and pushed for the passage of the CARL (Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law). But his beloved son reversed it by allegedly reacquiring ownership of Hacienda Luisita, which the Supreme Court ordered to be distributed to the tenants.
Both Mar and PNoy do not know how is it to be a tenant in an hacienda. They, in fact, seem to consider the tenants as in positions in complete opposition to the interests of their respective families. And so, while presidential bets Grace Poe, Jojo Binay, Digong Duterte, and Miriam Santiago have promised to push for the complete "emancipation of the tenants from the bondage of the soil," only presidential candidate Mar has remained silent on the issue. This is understandable, and this is not unexpected. These ilustrados and hacienderos will never betray the interests of their own class, their own clans. Their campaign funds come from sugar. They will never side with the poor.
Both PNoy and Mar have remained bachelors (but Mar married Korina) and both were courting the same type of women. These two could really understand the needs of families, of poor families who have to survive. Under PNoy's and Roxas' government, the minimum wages have been pegged to levels below the "living wage." This government has refused to lower the income tax rates, disapproved the law that increased the SSS pensions, and has delayed the salary increases for government personnel. This government has refused to provide adequate safety nets to the OFWs and has ignored the growing poverty, the worsening unemployment and underemployment. Indeed, as Vice President Binay said: "manhid," "walang habag," "walang pakiramdam." Well, we know there is much truth to these. The evidence is simply overwhelming.
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