Filipinos troop back to EDSA vs corruption
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Pom Cahilog-Villanueva | Sep 13, 2013
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Take MNLF seriously, groups urge Aquino over Zamboanga tension
Take MNLF seriously, groups urge Aquino over Zamboanga tension
The peace policy of President Aquino should not be divisive and exclusive. It should not leave out a legitimate group just to appease another group. This is no way of talking peace in Mindanao.” - Bayan Muna Representative Zarate
‘Zambo standoff shows there is no peace in selective peace talks’
‘Zambo standoff shows there is no peace in selective peace talks’
To really address the roots of the Moro Question and attain a just and lasting peace in Mindanao, Aquino must conduct a comprehensive and genuine peace policy with the active participation and involvement not only of the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) but also of other legitimate stakeholder organizations that include the Moro National Liberation Front (MNLF) of Prof. Nur Misuari and the Sultanate of Sulu & North Borneo led by Sultan Jamalul Kiram III. – MCPA
Thousands attend prayer vigil against pork
Thousands attend prayer vigil against pork
“Ang pork barrel ay isa lamang biik, ang dapat na mawala ay ang inahin kasi kung hindi…manganganak lang ito ng manganganak [The congressional pork barrel fund could be compared to a mere piglet, but the President's fund is the sow that will keep giving birth to offspring]." – Leonor Briones, former national treasurer
US-RP framework agreement, getting more at less cost
US-RP framework agreement, getting more at less cost
“The US government is trying to hide behind the technicality that they would not set up a permanent military base or that their troops would only have increased rotational presence here, but as it is, US troops will always be in the country on a war footing and they can use any of our military camps to attack other countries.” – Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares
See also: Framework Agreement, new paradigm, same operations
Framework agreement, new paradigm, same operations
Framework agreement, new paradigm, same operations
“Strategic choices being made today will help ensure that this [US military superiority] continues into the future.” – US Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel
Another NDFP consultant nabbed
Another NDFP consultant nabbed
Ma. Loida Magpatoc, 52 years old, had her Document of Identification with her, identifying her as one of the Jasig-protected individuals, when state security forces arrested her on July 28 in Digos City, Davao del Sur.
Is Aquino closing his doors on the NDFP?
Is Aquino closing his doors on the NDFP?
While the NDFP said it is open to resuming peace talks with the government, it noted that the Aquino government’s pronouncements, and its actions reveal a seeming lack of interest in pursuing the talks.
Advocates urge resumption of GPH-NDFP peace talks
Advocates urge resumption of GPH-NDFP peace talks
"We believe that the resumption of the peace talks between the GPH and NDFP will redound to immediate as well as long term benefits for our people." – Citizens’ Alliance for Just Peace
Filipinos unite against pork barrel
Filipinos unite against pork barrel
Filipinos from all walks of life joined the Million People March and expressed outrage against corruption and the pork barrel scam.
Filipinos speak out against pork barrel
Filipinos speak out against pork barrel
Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos gather in Luneta to call for the scrapping of the pork barrel system and to express outrage over the blatant misuse of public funds and growing number of unsolved cases of corruption.
Government officials say the pork barrel is indispensable for development. Listen to what average citizens have to say.
Progressive groups demand apology from Lacierda
Progressive groups demand apology from Lacierda
"Such intolerance for dissenting views is totally unacceptable coming from the Spokesperson of the President of a putatively democratic republic." – ACT Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio
Progressive groups slam ‘special treatment’ on Napoles, urge vigilance against whitewash
Progressive groups slam ‘special treatment’ on Napoles, urge vigilance against whitewash
"There is a perception now that this latest incident on the Napoles saga will be followed by a ‘political witch hunt,’ with Napoles as the main weapon, against members of the opposition and other personalities not aligned with the interest of the Aquino administration."– Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani T. Zarate
Tens of thousands gather vs. pork barrel as Aquino gov’t skirts the issue
Tens of thousands gather vs. pork barrel as Aquino gov’t skirts the issue
What could the P10 billion government officials, in collusion with Janet-Lim Napoles, buy? It could finance free health care services for Filipinos for five years; it could finance the rice production of half a million peasants; and it could provide scholarships to a lot of deserving students so that no student would have to go through the desperation and helplessness felt by the late Kristel Tejada.
People power: Disgust over the pork barrel system and corruption
People power: Disgust over the pork barrel system and corruption
For the first time, the Aquino administration, which rode on the people’s disgust over the scandalous corruption under the previous Arroyo government to propel Benigno Aquino III – who was never remarkable during his stint in Congress – to Malacañang, is facing the people’s wrath over, of all things, corruption and the pork barrel system. This is the biggest challenge that the Aquino government, which claims it is trekking the daang matuwid, is facing. The broadness of the protest activity today is strikingly similar to that of Edsa 1, in which, ironically, his mother the late president Corazon Aquino was the icon of. Luneta, where the protest activity would be held today August 26, was also the site of Corazon Aquino’s Tagumpay ng Bayan (People’s Victory Rally) on February 16, 1986, where she launched a civil disobedience campaign to force the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos to vacate Malacañang.
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