Archive | May 25, 2011

Open Letter to VP Binay on the Marcos Hero Burial Issue

Here is Akbayan Party’s open letter to Vice President Jejomar Binay concerning the consultations his office is conducting with regards to the controversial Marcos hero burial issue. The letter registered Akbayan’s clear stand on the issue while addressing the Vice President’s recent statement that his office was “snubbed” by all the 130 COMELEC-registered political parties, [...]

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Tropical storm Chedeng (SONGDA) updates

May 25 Pagasa upgraded Chedeng’s strength into a typhoon, packed with winds of 130kph near the center and gustiness of 160kph. May 24 (10:00 pm) TS ‘Chedeng’ is moving faster now at 17kph WNW. It is still packing winds of 115kph with gustiness of up to 145kph | via @bmagsaysay (7:00 pm) via @dost_pagasa By [...]

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Anti-RH Rizalito David threatens and assaults RH advocate inside the House of Representatives

This is the press statement of the Filipino FreeThinkers. (May 24, 2011) Quezon City, Philippines — A pro-RH advocate was recording RH Bill interpellations inside the House of Representatives (HOR) when an anti-RH advocate made threats of violence and ultimately resorted to it. Kenneth Keng, the RH advocacy director of Filipino Freethinkers, was threatened and [...]

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