Militants ready ‘holDAPer’ effigy for SONA

A "holDAPer" theme will be adopted by militants in their protest actions against President Benigno Aquino III's State of the Nation Address this coming Monday.

 

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan secretary general Renato Reyes Jr. on Thursday tweeted a photo of the plans for an effigy of Aquino, which they are expected to bring to the protests.

 

"Noynoy HolDAPer effigy for #SONA2014 Hatol ng Bayan," Reyes said on his Twitter account.

Noynoy HolDAPer effigy for #SONA2014 Hatol ng Bayan pic.twitter.com/K4aQkR96SR

— Renato Reyes, Jr. (@natoreyes) July 23, 2014

 

The design depicted Aquino with a pig's snout, holding a handgun and wearing a crown.

 

Aquino is to deliver his fifth SONA before a joint session of Congress at the House of Representatives on Monday.

 

Bayan was among the groups that have lodged an impeachment complaint against Aquino after the Supreme Court ruled as unconstitutional some portions of the Disbursement Acceleration Program.

 

The Department of Budget and Management said the DAP aims to "fast-track public spending and push economic growth" but the high court declared some acts and practices under DAP are unconstitutional, including the use of withdrawn unobligated allotments and unreleased appropriations as savings.

 

Aquino refused to accept the resignation of Budget Secretary Florencio Abad over the controversy. —Joel Locsin/KG, GMA News