By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Can the efficiency of government services improve with the implementation of misplaced austerity measures? The Confederation for the Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (COURAGE) says no. The group is against the Aquino administration’s recent proposals for austerity measures, among them the implementation of a centralized…
Day: October 19, 2011
Peace advocates press for release of 3 NPA hors de combat in Mindanao
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Gabriela Women’s Partylist representative Luzviminda Ilagan recently visited New People’s Army (NPA) hor de combat Vanessa Delos Reyes who is currently detained in the Southern Philippines Medical Center (SPMC). The lawmaker pressed for Delos Reyes’ immediate release on humanitarian grounds. Hors de combat is a French term…
Northern Mindanao Peasants join lakbayan, call for better living conditions
Video: Northern Mindanao Peasants join lakbayan