PRESS RELEASE February 1, 2011 LONG LIVE THE PEOPLE OF EGYPT’S CLAMOR FOR JUSTICE AND DEMOCRACY! END THE US-BACKED MUBARAK REGIME! HUSTISYA (Unity for Justice), expresses warm and fervent support to the people of Egypt who have sustained their street demonstrations for more than a week now in calling for the ouster of the three-decade…
Day: February 1, 2011
Migrant Group Worried by Reports of Withheld Passports of OFWs in Egypt (PR)
PRESS RELEASE February 1, 2011 Migrante International, global alliance of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs), today asked the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to look into reports that some OFWs in Egypt are not in possession of their passports. According to Garry Martinez, Migrante International chairperson, their office has been receiving reports from OFWs in Egypt…
GABRIELA Commends Mendoza’s Bravery in Exposing AFP Corruption (PR)
NEWS RELEASE 1 February 2011 “It takes courage to get out of one’s comfort and choose to divulge an anomaly, especially if it involves a powerful and repressive institution as the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP). GABRIELA believes that Haydee Mendoza’s decision to stand for what she believes in is bold enough and we…
State Workers Express Support for Mendoza, Outrage Over AFP Corruption (PR)
PRESS RELEASE February 1, 2011 QUEZON CITY – The national center of government employees Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (COURAGE) today expressed support for a former Commission on Audit employee and now witness to the Garcia plea bargain case, Heidi Mendoza, while also expressing outrage over the massive corruption in the…
Water Rate Hike Hit, Group Says Increase Unjustified and Insensitive (PR)
News release 1 February 2011 The Water for the People Network (WPN) condemned the rate hikes implemented by private water concessionaires in Metro Manila, calling the increases unjustified and insensitive to the plight of ordinary consumers. Starting this month, Manila Water Co. will charge P1.92 per cubic meter (cu. m) more on residential customers using…
Riles Network to Noynoy: Popularity Cannot Cover Insensitivity to Plight of Ordinary Filipinos
News Release February 1, 2011 As the scheduled “public consultation” draws near, and more additional burdens to the ordinary Juan dela Cruz are being imposed, dissent among the commuters is gaining steam. Members of the Riles Laan sa Sambayanan (RILES Network) return to the streets to reiterate their demand to stop the outrageous back-to-back fare…
Migrante to DFA: Solid Actions, Not Promises, Needed for Safety of OFWs in Egypt (PR)
PRESS RELEASE February 1, 2011 Global alliance of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) Migrante International today called on the Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) to “employ solid and decisive actions and not just empty promises” in ensuring the safety and welfare of OFWs in Egypt. “Hindi na sapat na sabihin lang ng DFA na they are…
State Workers to Noynoy: Stop Price Hikes, Learn from Tunisia, Egypt (PR)
PRESS RELEASE February 1, 2011 QUEZON CITY — The national center of government employees, Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (COURAGE), denounced today the approved Php1.00 jeepney fare hike, along with the imminent price increases in water rates, toll fees, MRT and LRT fares and other basic commodities and services. COURAGE National…
Youth Group Stands with Egyptians Against US-Mubarak Regime (PR)
Press Statement February 1, 2011 Anakbayan, the militant group of young Filipino workers, professionals, and students expressed today its support to the Egyptian youth and people in their movement to oust the U.S-backed Mubarak regime. Today, as millions are set to march to the Egyptian capital of Cairo alongside a nationwide general strike to push…
News in Pictures: In Solidarity with Egyptian Protesters
MANILA — Member organizations of the Bagong Alyansang Makabayan staged a protest action at Plaza Ferguson near the United States embassy today, February 1, to express their “steadfast solidarity with the Egyptian peoples’ struggle” against the “US-backed regime” of Hosni Mubarak. (Photo by Gregorio B. Dantes Jr. / bulatlat.com)
As Egypt Burns, Worry for Filipinos There and Over DFA’s Lack of Contingency Plans
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
“The only way to ensure that Filipinos are safe in Egypt is for President Aquino to support the call of the international community to oust Mubarak,” said Garry Martinez of Migrante.