“Aquino’s Comelec has been persecuting progressive partylist groups while condoning the existence of bogus partylist organizations and even tolerating their campaign violations.” – Rep. Luz Ilagan, Gabriela Women’s Party
Why pick on us? – Makabayan
Day: April 9, 2013
End of day
A girl waits for his father, aided by fellow Balinese, finish pushing a boat up the beach after a day catering to tourists in this world-famous destination. (Kuta Beach, Bali, Indonesia)
Picking dinner
Banning home births to worsen, not improve maternal death rate – health groups
In Nueva Ecija, a woman who was about to give birth walked and crossed a river to get to the nearest birthing facility. The mother and the child died before reaching the nearest birthing station. Because giving birth at home in Quezon City is prohibited, the mother who was about to give birth was not brought immediately to the hospital because the family has no money. Her twins died.