Marlen V. Ronquillo
The Napoles scam, and its sordid unraveling, has further diminished the already eroded self-esteem of the Filipino farmers, which make up at least 20 percent of the workforce. The scam proved, that on top of the many abuses they have been dealt with, the farmers can also be the refuge of scoundrels. Here were the ways by which the scam had proven this particular point.