By the Center for People Empowerment in Governance (CenPEG) A major victim in this electoral exercise is the people’s right to know. By consistently imposing rigid guidelines and restrictions to “make available the source code for independent review,” the Comelec is actually obstructing the exercise of the citizens’ right to know that would have ensured…
Day: May 13, 2011
Privilege Speech: Anakpawis Partylist Rep. Rafael V. Mariano
SAHOD ITAAS, PRESYO IBABA May 10, 2011 Mr. Speaker, honorable colleagues, I rise on a matter of personal and collective privilege upang ihayag ang ilang mahahalagang usapin ng mga manggagawang Pilipino. Noong Mayo Uno 2011, ipinagdiwang ang Pandaigdigang Araw ng Paggawa at naging malakas ang panawagan ng mga obrerong Pilipino sa buong bansa para sa…
Proposed Department of Housing promotes homelessness, privatization of public housing
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
“Like its predecessors, the Aquino government is abandoning its responsibility to provide social services to its poor constituents … By partnering with the private sector in building public housing, it can be expected that the government will confine its function to that of an enabler which is limited to policy formulation and program monitoring.”
No salary hike under Malacañang’s Executive Order 40, government employees insist
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com In a rally in front of the House of Representatives, government employees led by the Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (COURAGE) denounced Malacañang’s inaction on their demands for a salary increase. They said that Malacañang fooled no one with its announcement last May 1 International…
Global campaign against conglomerate Nestle continues
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com The global boycott against giant transnational food and nutrition company Nestle Corporation continues as a high profile protest is slated to take place on Saturday, May 21 in the United Kingdom. Through alerts on Facebook and other social networking sites, organizers of the protest led by anti-milk formula group…