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By Jerry E. Esplanada
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Saying Filipinos who want to leave Japan are “not balikbayan boxes,” militant groups Thursday assailed President Benigno Aquino III’s plan to use its one and only C-130 plane to fly them home.

Renato Reyes Jr., secretary general of Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said, “surely, the Aquino administration can do better.”

“It can get chartered flights from Philippine Airlines and Cebu Pacific to help Filipinos in Fukushima evacuate. Isn’t a C-130 a cargo plane? Are they planning to fly Filipinos out of Japan like balikbayan boxes?” Reyes told the Inquirer.

“The Palace statement that Filipinos who have no means can just ride the C-130 of the Air Force is definitely not enough.”

He said the government “should exert its best efforts and should have a concrete plan.”

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