Press Release Sept. 28, 2010 Kabataan Partylist Representative Raymond Palatino today questioned the proposal of the Department of Budget and Management to state universities and colleges (SUCs) to avail of the Higher Education Development Fund (HEDF) to augment their meager budget instead of calling for higher state subsidy. In a DBM memo to President Noynoy…
Day: September 28, 2010
Statement on the House Justice Committee’s vote to proceed with the impeachment hearings
Press Statement Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Sept. 28, 2010 We congratulate the House Justice Committee for its decision to continue with the impeachment proceedings. It is a valid assertion of the power of the House of Representatives especially when it is quite obvious that the Ombdusman has done nothing but delay or weaken the impeachment process.…
Aquino Statement a Go-Signal for Congress to Tackle RH Bill Now
Press Release Sept. 28, 2010 GABRIELA Women’s Partylist Representative Luz Ilagan today said President Noynoy Aquino’s statement acknowledging the government’s obligation to inform citizens of their choices and to provide those who would like to employ certain methods of family planning with assistance is a positive move towards recognizing the rights of women to adequate…
High school students stage lightning rally at DepEd to protest K-12, demand higher education budget
Press Release Sept. 28, 2010 “No matter how you deodorize the K-12 program, the fact that it will aggravate the financial burden of parents and that the Aquino proposed education budget cannot resolve the shortages even under the current 10 year system clearly explains the program’s foolishness.” This was the statement of Ayla Garduce, spokesperson…
Youth groups to lawmakers: Reject Aquino’s budget cuts to education
Press Release Sept. 28, 2010 Fresh off a nationwide series of campus walkouts against proposed budget cuts to education for 2011, youth groups returned to the streets today, this time to picket the Congressional hearing on the budget for State Colleges and Universities (SCUs). The groups Anakbayan, National Union of Students in the Philippines (NUSP),…
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