Video: VFA@10 — A Decade of Subservience

Video: VFA@10 -- A Decade of Subservience
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Video: VFA@10 -- A Decade of Subservience

The landlord-dominated Congress, led by the relatives of President Arroyo, voted Wednesday night to add five more years to the implementation of a 20-year-old agrarian-reform program that has failed to uplift the lives of peasants and farmers in the Philippines. And critics say the new proposed law is even worse than the original.

Stopping the Cha-Cha Train

Several groups critical of the Arroyo regime met yesterday to plan their next moves. A number of protest rallies have been scheduled beginning Thursday.
Despite the rain, Filipinos protested on Wednesday against Charter change. (Photo by Glaiza May Muzones / bulatlat.com)
Opposition congressmen tried to block the approval of House Resolution 1109 that would create a Constituent Assembly, with some valiantly opposing the apparent railroading of the measure. But the sheer number of Arroyo’s allies was overwhelming.

Elections or Not? More and more politicians are thrusting themselves into the limelight in what is turning out to be a frantic run-up to the 2010 elections. (By Flon Faurillo)

VFA's 10th Year Marked With Protests

Relatives, Friends Honor Ka Satur
“First, Pagbabago has a post-2010 elections advocacy, unlike others which merely serve as election machineries. Second, its 11-point program is a genuine response to the people’s grievances. And third, its coordinating council is composed of veterans of the social and people’s movements and have no interests except those of the people.”
Fellow activists, friends and kin got together for a night in honor of Satur Ocampo, who vows to keep on doing what he's doing -- fighting oppression alongside the Filipino masses.

Satur: "I Will Fight Alongside the Masses"

Satur for Senator: A Tribute
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