What is happening to the AFP?
“General, what has happened to the AFP?” This is the question posed by the ALLIANCE FOR NATIONALISM AND DEMOCRACY (ANAD) on AFP Chief of Staff...
OFWs launch global webwide protest to stop Philhealth premium increase
JULY 20, 2012 – Overseas Filipino Workers will use Facebook and Twitter to protest the impending plan of Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (Philhealth) to increase...
@markcojuangco says FIT is a burden and a shackle that Filipinos don’t deserve
July 20, 2012 – Former Congressman Mark O. Cojuangco warns that Feed-in-Tariff (FIT) for electricity produced from renewable energy sources, will result in an unreasonable...
Greenpeace, Oxfam urges ASEAN members to set aside differences for climate action
ASEAN member states must set aside political differences and stand united in pursuing climate change solutions to ensure that the region is able to cope...
Filipino moms rank first in wanting to make a difference in world’s ailing food system survey finds
Manila, Philippines (18 July 2012) – The global food system – how food is grown, distributed and consumed – sends one billion people to bed...
Formal opposition to Sec. Leila de Lima and Cong. Neil Tupas, Jr Filed
Statement from Atty. Rico Quicho on the filing of: (1) a formal opposition against the nomination of Justice Sec. Leila de Lima for Chief Justice;...
COA directs Biazon to bid the services of VASPs
THE COMMISSION on Audit (COA) has directed Customs Commissioner Rozzano Rufino Biazon to put into bidding the services of value added service providers (VASPs) to...
“Let us do away with all the ‘BS’ in the selection of the new Chief Justice. ‘BS’ stands for ‘bantay-salakay.’”
?*Statement from Atty. Rico Paolo Quicho, former impeachment defense lawyer and spokesperson, on the selection of the next Chief Justice* “Let us do away with...
UN Rights Body to Assess Manila’s Record on human rights
Lack of Accountability for Killings, Torture, Disappearances Should Top Agenda (Manila, May 21, 2012) – United Nations member countries should call on the Philippine government...
Pushing for a Mindanao Energy Solution
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...