This is the Speech by Akbayan Representative Kaka J. Bag-ao for the Mindanao Consumer Summit: Mindanaoan’s Response to the Power Crisis at the Ateneo de Davao University, Davao City on May 11, 2012 To the various civil society groups, people’s organizations, stakeholders, and local officials present, maayong buntag sa inyong tanan. Mindanao has been called [...]
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Advocacy groups dismayed of Speaker Belmonte pronouncement on the RH Bill
Various groups are upset with the recent statement of House Speaker Feliciano Belmonte, Jr. that the reproductive health (RH) bill won’t be passed before the State of the Nation Address of President Benigno Aquino this year. Recent data shows that there are 11 Mothers dying daily from preventable maternal complications; increase of teenage pregnancy by [...]
Rep Castelo chides NAIA for lack of CCTV footage on Tulfo-Santiago brawl
CASTELO CHIDES SEEKS NEW POLICY ON COMPULSORY CCTV COVERAGE ON PUBLIC PLACES Rep. Winston “Winnie” Castelo (Liberal Party, 2nd Distrrict of Quezon City) today expressed surprise over the admission of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport management that it had no closed circuit television (CCTV) footage of the fight between Philippine Daily Inquirer columnist Ramon Tulfo [...]
DOH, UNFPA, MSD, and medical societies offer one-stop screening, treatment for cervical cancer
Three DOH-retained hospitals to get cryotherapy machines Now on its fifth year, the free cervical cancer screening program of the Department of Health (DOH) in partnership with MSD and medical societies namely the Philippine Obstetrical and Gynecological Society (POGS), the Society of Gynecologic Oncologists of the Philippines (SGOP), and the Philippine Society for Cervical Pathology [...]
Call to end of contractualization, passage of Security of Tenure Bill
This is a press statement from Akbayan as they call for end of contractualization, passage of Security of Tenure Bill on Labor Day Akbayan Party today joined the traditional Labor Day march from Espana to Mendiola of the various labor unions under the banner of the newly-formed labor alliance named NAGKAISA! and called for the [...]
MeetManila launches PH’s newest travel portal
This is MeetManila.com’s press release for April 26 launching. MeetManila is the newest and Philippine travel portal. MANILA, Philippines — On April 26, 2012, Meet Manila joins the community of travel bloggers, groups, and enthusiasts in promoting the Philippines’ destinations of interest through the power of social media. Its website, www.meetmanila.com, serves as a travel [...]
Open letter to President Aquino and Forrestal on Tampakan
Dear President Aquino and Xstrata-SMI President Peter Forrestal, I hope this letter gets to you because many Filipinos can no longer stand the insults and abuses being meted on the B’laans of Tampakan, South Cotabato. If you do not do anything about this, there will be a terrible war never before seen in Central Mindanao [...]
On the American Nuns “Castigated” by Vatican
RH Advocacy Groups PRESS STATEMENT in Solidarity with the American Nuns “Castigated” by Vatican We, the undersigned, comprised of individuals, various people’s and civil society organizations with membership all over the country, wish to express our support and solidarity with the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), the umbrella group representing most of the United [...]
On The farmers’ triumph in Hacienda Luisita decision
Akbayan Party today congratulates the farmer-beneficiaries of Hacienda Luisita. The decision of the Supreme Court (SC) to order the total distribution of more than 6,000 hectares of Hacienda Luisita unequivocally validates the decades-long struggle of the farmers for agrarian reform. This also serves as an affirmation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program-Extension with Reforms (CARPER) [...]
On the Bloody and violent demolition in Silverio compound
OFFICIAL PRESS STATEMENT NG MAMAMAYAN NG SILVERIO COMPOUND AT KADAMAY PARANAQUE Photo gallery of the Silverio compound demolition Reference: Shella Bernal, Spokesperson ng Mamamayan ng Silverio at Kadamay–Silverio (0922.8563655) Kaming mga mamamayan ng Silverio Compound Paranaque sa ilalim ng Kalipunan ng Damayang Mahihirap- Paranaque ay mariing kinukundena ang masaker sa apat naming kapwa residente at [...]
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