Sandiganbayan justices charged over Garcia plea bargain deal
This is a press statement from Akbayan. Renowned anti-corruption advocates today trooped to the Department of Justice to file a case against Sandiganbayan justices involved...
Church’s tax boycott threat benefits big-time tax evaders – Akbayan
At a time when the government is busy fighting big-time tax evaders, the call of the Catholic church hierarchy to boycott tax payments as a...
Violence Against Women and Children On the Rise; WeDpro Calls for Collective Action
This is a press statement from WeDpro . More and more women in the Philippines are being abused and subjected to acts of violence, with...
Stop Child Rights Exploitation and Abuse in Media! (SCREAM)
This is a Stop Child Rights Exploitation and Abuse in Media! (SCREAM) statement. SCREAM is a coalition group composed of civil society groups , child...
@kikopangilinan: Jobless as “Farmtreneurs” key to food security and jobs creation
It must have been thirty years ago when I worked at the UP Institute for Small Scale Industries in the early 80’s. Providing ways to...
Sandiganbayan decision, cheap bargaining of justice
Sandiganbayan is bargaining justice—Akbayan A day after the country’s anti-graft court ruled in favor of the plea bargain deal that the Office of the Ombudsman...
SandiganBayan decision Approving the Garcia Plea Bargain Deal
Statement of Former AKbayan Rep. Risa Hontiveros on the SandiganBayan decision Approving the Garcia Plea Bargain Deal We in Akbayan express our extreme disappointment over...
Japan nuclear crisis raised awareness of nuclear power among APAC online users
Japan nuclear crisis raised awareness of nuclear power among APAC online users. Keyword searches increased by 100 folds SEA users pay close attention to radiation...
Telcos commit to send free public safety text messages during calamities, disasters and emergencies
Government has forged a partnership with Digitel/Sun – Globe – PLDT/Smart to send free public safety advisories and text messages to their subscribers during calamities,...
Ombudsman ‘babied’ the corrupt
Anti-corruption advocates label the Arroyos, Abalos, Garcia, Bolante, and Neri as “Merci’s babies” “Hindi bine-baby ang corruption.” This was the statement issued today by the...
Hontiveros to Merci: Do a “Jalandoni”
“A leader is a good follower.” This was the message conveyed today by Akbayan spokesperson Risa Hontiveros to Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez as the former partylist...
Facts VS Myths on Reproductive Health, Family Planning and Sustainable Development
How is population linked to sustainable development? How does family planning affect the economy? Can overpopulation really hold back a country’s development? Read the facts...
GMA loves Merci: A day of protest on GMA’s 64th Birthday
A day of protest on the 64th Birthday of former president Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo The Oust Merci Gutierrez (OMG) Movement, a coalition of civil society movements...
April 2 Rally: We Oppose the Ayala Alabang Ordinance 01 of 2011!
Come gather with us at 9:00 am this Saturday, April 2, 2011, just outside of the Madrigal gate of Ayala Alabang Village, Muntinlupa City. Dear...
Women’s Group to P-Noy: Include Women and Other Churches on RH Dialogues
Following reports of the recent resumption of dialogue between Malacanang and the Catholic hierarchy on reproductive health (RH) and responsible parenthood (RP), the Democratic Socialist...