7 out of 10 Filipinos are poor – Ibon survey
Seven out of ten Filipinos rate themselves as poor, according to the latest survey of independent think tank Ibon Foundation.
7 out of 10 Filipinos are poor – Ibon survey
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MRT deemed more dangerous, decrepit due to privatization
MRT deemed more dangerous, decrepit due to privatization
"it does not take a genius to figure out that we have been lied to. We have been scammed and held up by corporations and our own government, all in the name of private profits and debt incurred by the government due to an onerous build-lease transfer (BLT) contract with the Metro Rail Transit Corporation's (MRTC)."
Charter change to worsen land grabbing
Charter change to worsen land grabbing
In its public launching, May 28, the newly formed Philippine Land Reform Movement (PLRM) said Aquino’s Charter change will worsen the widespread land grabbing, land-use conversion, and forced eviction of peasants and rural poor in the countryside.
Farmers, other sectors link arms to fight for genuine land reform
Farmers, other sectors link arms to fight for genuine land reform
Genuine land reform would result in genuinely broad-based overall economic growth, rapid poverty reduction and genuine food security.
Poor maintenance to blame for LRT collision, MRT breakdowns
Poor maintenance to blame for LRT collision, MRT breakdowns
“It has been six months since the Aquino government imposed the fare hikes, yet the public is seeing a deterioration, not improvement, in the train systems’ services.”
‘Not K+12 but nat’l industrialization to solve joblessness’ – KMU
‘Not K+12 but nat’l industrialization to solve joblessness’ – KMU
“The Aquino government wants to make the production of cheap labor even more systematic with the K+12.”
Meralco’s rate hike baseless, foul – progressive groups
Meralco’s rate hike baseless, foul – progressive groups
Based on world market trends, fuel energy available to power producers now cost more than 50-percent lower. As such, the Malampaya shutdown “clearly should not result to additional costs, and thus, (there is) no basis for any power rate hike.”
3 oil price hikes in 3 weeks, all unjustified – transport groups
3 oil price hikes in 3 weeks, all unjustified – transport groups
'The hikes sprang from the oil companies’ “imagination and greed,” which the Oil Deregulation Law gives them license to use.'
On SC decision for LRT, MRT fare hike | ‘ SC takes side of govt, capitalist cohorts’
On SC decision for LRT, MRT fare hike | ‘ SC takes side of govt, capitalist cohorts’
"It just goes to show that this administration is hell-bent on pursuing the interests of his bosses. And I'm not talking about the Filipino people, but the capitalists who run the MRTC and LRMC." – Train Riders Network (TREN)
Sugar workers in Negros Oriental deprived of cash bonus, social program
Sugar workers in Negros Oriental deprived of cash bonus, social program
“It is disappointing that no government agency, like DOLE, educated us on SAP [Social Amelioration Program) and its cash bonus because obviously, the millers and planters would not likely place our interest ahead of theirs.”
‘Not emergency power, but brain power and truth, to address thinning reserves’
‘Not emergency power, but brain power and truth, to address thinning reserves’
“While we should look for solutions if there is an impending crisis, we should guard against short term knee jerk solutions that make energy costly.” – Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares
‘Best to keep LRT1 run by public servants’ — consumer groups
‘Best to keep LRT1 run by public servants’ — consumer groups
“With more than a million passengers riding all three lines a day, the MRT and LRT generate more than enough income for their operations and maintenance. That’s the reason why big businesses are drooling over and trying to buy them.”
How MRT3 services got worse under Aquino
How MRT3 services got worse under Aquino
Under the Aquino government, the running MRT trains went down from almost 73 to just about 43. MRT3 workers said that even if some of the remaining trains have problems in its machine or manifesting technical troubles (like in its doors or controls or motor), it is still being used or inserted among others that are still functioning. Worse, workers have to make do with discarded parts because of the lack of spare parts, which was supposed to be provided by maintenance contractors.
See also: ‘MRT3 not milking cow but public service,’ groups tell Transportation Sec. Abaya
‘MRT3 not milking cow but public service,’ groups tell Transportation Sec. Abaya
‘MRT3 not milking cow but public service,’ groups tell Transportation Sec. Abaya
“The train accidents are a textbook illustration of what happens when profit rules over what is supposedly for social service.” – Sammy Malunes, RILES Network
Power crisis? Emergency powers? Try some planning, groups tell gov’t
Power crisis? Emergency powers? Try some planning, groups tell gov’t
“It seems that President Aquino and his cabinet will blame anyone and everyone except itself on the problems being encountered by the country, which they themselves were remiss in addressing. From all indications they are mind conditioning the public for a big power rate hike.” – Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares
Why not rollback diesel prices as well? Drivers ask
Why not rollback diesel prices as well? Drivers ask
Piston is calling on drivers and all the riding public to continue to press for a rollback in oil prices, to press the government to nationalize and regulate the oil industry, and to condemn the Aquino government for its inaction that, Piston said, is tantamount to collusion with the oil cartel.
Hacienda Dolores: Testament to CARP failure
Hacienda Dolores: Testament to CARP failure
The failure of government’s agrarian reform manifests in various haciendas across the country, such as in Hacienda Dolores in Pampanga
EDCA: Overstating economic gains
EDCA: Overstating economic gains
Government is clearly exaggerating the supposed economic gains from EDCA while concealing the fact that negotiators gave too many unjustifiable perks to the US.
Jobs fair enforcing brain drain, says labor group
Jobs fair enforcing brain drain, says labor group
'Stopping the flight of workers, or the lack of jobs, goes back to the basics -- but the government lacks a blueprint for developing the agriculture sector and other industries to absorb the labor force.'
‘Aquino gov’t’s criminal neglect of occupational safety results in workplace massacres’ – groups
‘Aquino gov’t’s criminal neglect of occupational safety results in workplace massacres’ – groups
"The government's refusal to criminalize and prosecute safety violations consigns our defenseless women workers to modern day slavery. The Philippines will always be the worst place in the world for workers as DoLE stands idly by and merely counts dead women in killer workplaces." – Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Emmi de Jesus
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