Lawyer and civil society leader Alex Lacson, who is running for senator under the ticket of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo, wants to change the ownership structures of agricultural businesses and big-name franchises by sharing the profits with cooperatives.
Lacson shared Robredo’s goals of economic reforms by empowering people at the the grassroots in society such as farmers and fisherfolk and others in the agricultural sector. He wants to support and complement her flagship anti-poverty program, Angat Buhay. “Ang pinaka-effective na modelo diyan gawin mo silang cooperatives. Ang pagtulong diyan by group, by cooperatives. Kapag naging cooperative sila, nagkakaroon sila ng financial muscles, nagkakaroon sila ng market muscles, nagkakaroon sila ng economic muscles to negotiate for themselves,” Lacson said.
“Dahil mayaman din po ang bumili ng franchise, hindi po nagkakaroon ng spreading of prosperity,” he explained.