By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
Praeteritum et futurum
Day: December 10, 2013
Groups march against the World Trade Organization, ‘flawed’ multilateral trade agreements it brokers
“The Bali meeting is just a last-ditch attempt to push for the liberalization deals that failed to pass in the negotiations in Qatar back in 2001.” – Vencer Crisostomo, Anakbayan and head of the youth delegation in the People’s Global Camp in Bali
Media groups, netizens call for transparency in spending of foreign aid for ‘Yolanda’ survivors
“Which government departments, agencies and local government units are receiving funds — and how much and to which designated bank accounts do these go? What contracts are being awarded and to whom? Is the money being spent on the ground the way it should? Are timely audits happening?”
Women, mothers protest power rate hike
The government is insensitive to our plight and let big corporations like Meralco to profit even from the poorest people.”
Children protest government’s neglect of their welfare, attack on their rights
“If we are his [President Aquino’s] boss, then the government should do what it should be doing. Relief should be fairly distributed. Relief is not alms that people have to beg for, it’s the government’s responsibility to help the people.” – Princess Balaba, 13, of Tacloban, Leyte
After surviving Typhoon Yolanda, an outbreak of epidemic threatens the people of Eastern, Western Samar
“In Haiti, many people died when the earthquake struck, but a lot more people died when cholera hit the country.” – Linda Benoit, volunteer nurse and president of the Haitian American Nurses Association