Statement of Brigadier General Danilo Lim on the Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and the 2004 Election Cheating As we go through the last quarter of this year, let it be a quarter of reckoning against Ms. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The statements made by witnesses before the Senate blue ribbon committee providing information on the elaborate process [...]
“2011 should be the year justice is served to Arroyo”—Akbayan
Akbayan Party today said 2011 must be the year when former President and current Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal Arroyo is formally charged and punished for her direct involvement in the alleged 2004 election cheating. “This year must be the year of justice. This should be the year when Ms. Arroyo and her cabal of election [...]
Customs Intel Chief Lim issues warning to bribe givers in Bureau of Customs
CUSTOMS Deputy Commissioner for Intelligence Danilo D. Lim has warned transacting individuals in the Bureau of Customs (BOC) to stop giving “Tara” or bribe money to anyone soliciting in his name or for his office people citing that it will be dealt with the full force of the law. “Let it be a public knowledge [...]
Akbayan to Senator Marcos @bongbongmarcos: Filipino people united against your father
Akbayan Party today commended President Aquino’s decision to disallow the burial of former dictator Ferdinand Marcos in the Libingan ng mga Bayani. Akbayan Spokesperson Risa Hontiveros said that this decision is a positive gesture to the thousands of martial law victims and their families. She also chided Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for his remarks [...]
Nielsen Media 3rd quarter: OFW Families, Health Index and Advertising Expenditure
This third quarter Nielsen Media results touched on three important topics: OFW Families, Health Index and Advertising Expenditure plus products with celebrity endorsers. Below are highlights of the findings and downloadable PDF File. Media Spend Overall growth in spend for traditional media is 15%, TV is posting 77% share on total – Advertisers continue to [...]
Groups to Congress: Put RH bill to a vote!
A group of sectoral leaders who are gathered today for the civil society press conference on the highly clamored Reproductive Health (RH) bill calls on Congress to heed the call of the majority of the Filipino people, stop the hypocrisy and pass the RH bill now. According to Ramon San Pascual, Executive Director of the [...]
Women challenge lawmakers to stop the insensitivity and pass the RH Bill now
A group of women advocates criticized the insensitivity of some lawmakers as they continue to derail the passage of the Reproductive Health (RH) bill. The Democratic Socialist of the Philippines (DSWP), a national organization of women working in grassroots communities and at the forefront of the advocacy for the measure emphasized that the RH bill [...]
Boracay forms 7-km human chain for environment protection
Boracay residents and tourists joined hands to form a seven-kilometer human chain along its world-renowned white sand beach to celebrate the first anniversary of the Boracay Beach Management Program (BBMP) last 24 September 2011. BBMP is a multi-sectoral initiative for the protection, sustainability and enhancement of the island’s coastal and marine resources. Boracay human chain [...]
















Luma, Labag at Lamang
Sa napapanahon na isyu ng dayaan at kalamidad na nararanasan, may mababago pa kaya kung ang mga sarili nating tinalaga na dapat magtatanggol at magtataas ng antas ng pamumuhay ng taong bayan ang nangunguna sa kurapsyon? Karamihan ay wala ng tiwala sa pagbabago, kung ang sinumpaang pangako lamang ang masusunod, siguro ay hindi natin nararanasan [...]