“No money, no service” is how the Anakpawis Partylist described the effects of “Aquino’s rotten policy when it comes to the people’s right to social services.”
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“Schooling was her life and hope. There were bigger problems that we faced in the past. Even if we hardly get a good meal, we stayed together. We remained strong. Even when she was hungry, she attended school.” Krizia, sister of UP student Kristel Tejada
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“Like Kristel Tejada, the UP freshman who took her own life because of her family’s inability to pay her tuition, the Filipino people, especially those who cannot afford expensive health services, are left with no other choice but to wait for their death. This system is the one that pushes us to desperation.”
“It is time to put an end to the more than 40 years of deceptive, anti-farmer, and pro-landlord land reform that is being implemented by the Aquino government.” – KMP
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“This latest step is just another indication of (the Church’s) refusal to heed the views of a majority of our people. It is sad that the Supreme Court should be instrumental in revoking human rights already claimed by our people under the RH law.” – UP Center for Women’s Studies, UP Law Center Institute of Human Rights
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“How could we have peace when our government does not care for the poor?” – urban poor leader
By PATRICIA LOURDES VIRAY Bulatlat.com MANILA — “Mom, have you heard of the UP Manila student who committed suicide because she couldn’t pay her tuition?” “Yes, I was almost in tears when I saw it in the news. She reminded me of you.” This was the conversation that my mother and I had last March…