By RAYMUND B. VILLANUEVA
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Year: 2013
Power rate hike generates anger, ‘lights off’ protest set today
“It is simply callous and insensitive for big business and the government to connive and bring forth this pestilence to the people just weeks after our nation suffered from Typhoon Yolanda, and mere days before Christmas.” – Kabataan Rep. Terry Ridon
‘Aquino negligent on price hikes as in Yolanda’ – bank employees
Typhoon Yolanda destroyed lives and properties of as much as 10 million people in Eastern Visayas, but this “other Yolanda” represented by simultaneous price hikes “will affect most if not all Filipinos.” – Banking and Financial Unions
Health workers to intensify protests as gov’t awards Orthopedic Hospital project to Megawide Corp
“By awarding the POC modernization project to the private investor, the Aquino administration had just signed the death sentence for public orthopedic hospital care.”
Bearing the brunt of neoliberal policies
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat perspective Prices of oil products and LPG have been increasing monthly this last quarter. The latest increase in LPG was the heftiest, jacking up prices by P140 – P157 ($3.18 to $3.56) per 11-cylinder tank. Also electricity rates would increase by P4.14 ($0.09) per kWh or an additional of P830 ($18.86)…
Urban poor group slams arrest of 15 Manila Seedling Bank workers, activists
“First they tried to get rid of the Philippine Children’s Medical Center. Now they want to get rid of plants and trees. What is next? Pushing for the transfer of government offices like the Philippine Science High School and the Office of the Ombudsman to make way for even more commercial expansion?” – Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate
Yolanda survivors in endless wait for government relief
In Leyte, survivors of Typhoon Yolanda decry the lack of assistance received from the government despite millions of donations, funds allocated for them.
CPP condemns Aquino government’s ‘indiscriminate bombings’ of poor communities
“The indiscriminate bombing runs being conducted by the AFP under its Oplan Bayanihan war of suppression are grave violations of human rights and international humanitarian law,” said the CPP. It accused the Aquino government of being “utterly hypocritical” in claiming that it upholds peace and human rights while it continues to commit grave abuses and brutalities against the people.
Progressive drivers demand justice for 4 murdered transport leaders under Aquino gov’t
In just three years of Aquino in power, four transport leaders have been murdered.
Consumer group fears MRT-LRT fare hike may be announced in DOTC ‘public consultation’
“This push for a fare hike, which comes in the wake of significant increases in the prices of LPG and other petroleum products and proposals for a record-high power rate hike by Meralco, is part of the economic disaster that the Aquino government is cooking up against the majority of Filipinos,”
‘Tribal leader in Comval killed by government troops’
Govt military operations resulted in the death of a civilian, the detention of three others, and the dislocation of hundreds more in Maragusan and Maco towns from Nov18 to Dec 6.