MANILA, Philippines — Kabataan Partylist Rep. Renee Louise Co on Monday decried what she called the “painful contrast” between the lavish lives of political “nepo babies” and the struggles of ordinary students forced to endure underfunded universities, overcrowded classrooms, and unfinished infrastructure projects. In a privilege speech, Co lamented how corruption in flood-control projects has left youth from farming and working-class families battling poverty and a collapsing education system, instead of experiencing education as the “great equalizer.” READ: https://newsinfo.inquirer.net/2102416/rage-over-infra-deals-vented-on-nepo-babies “While there are children of dynasties living in luxury, the true scholars of the nation are struggling while tired and hungry in […]... Keep on reading: Solon cites ‘painful’ gap between `nepo babies,' ordinary students