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Why ‘Epal’ Politics Never Die: A look at faces, funds, and familiarity
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Why ‘Epal’ Politics Never Die: A look at faces, funds, and familiarity
GENERAL SANTOS CITY (MindaNews / 4 November) – Across the Philippines, it has become a familiar sight: tarpaulins with smiling faces beside public infrastructure, relief packs bearing officials’ names, even certificates stamped with a politician’s image. Despite years of criticism and calls to end the practice, many public officials continue to “brand” government programs with their identities – a phenomenon Filipinos have come to call “epal” po…
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