By JOAN GARCIA Bulatlat.com VIGAN CITY, Ilocos Sur — As a third year Tourism student at the University of Northern Philippines (UNP), Tracy Lee Galang has a lot of school-related expenses. Aside from the on-the-job trainings, she and her classmates have to travel to different places as part of their academic requirements. Tracy said despite…
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Ilocos SUC Joins Protest vs Budget Cut
By Northern Dispatch ?Posted by Bulatlat VIGAN CITY–Around 2,000 students, administration staff, faculty members and other school personnel of the University of Northern Philippines (UNP) joined the protest action against budget cuts beginning December 1. ? “Today, we gather as one to make a strong voice to oppose the threat of stealing the youth’s future…
Cordillera Youth Resent Aquino Whitewash of Budget Cut
By Northern Dispatch ?Posted by Bulatlat BAGUIO CITY — The Cordillera youth are disgusted with the Aquino administration’s efforts to white-wash the 1.9B budget cut on state universities and colleges in the 2011 national budget. Now, more and more students, teachers, non-teaching personnel and parents are expressing their support for the student protest actions against…
SUCs and students call on senators to stop SUC budget cut
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE NOVEMBER 24, 2010 Administrators and student leaders from different State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) nationwide trooped to the Senate today and urged senators to stop the SUC budget cut and prioritize education. This, as more than a hundred student groups, faculty associations and administrations from SUCs nationwide call to strike tomorrow and…
News in Pictures: Migrant Group Protests Budget Cut for OFWs
While President Benigno Aquino III and his group are enjoying hotdogs in New York, migrant workers under Migrante-UAE are protesting the recent budget cut for OFWs. The group said that the rights and welfare of migrant workers do not seem to be a priority for the Aquino administration. The indoor protest was held in Karama, Dubai on September 23.
Benjie Oliveros | The National Budget
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat.com A budget reveals the intent, priorities, and programs of an organization a business, or a government. Thus, the 2011 budget, which was submitted by the Aquino government to Congress for approval, reflects what it is bent on doing. Let us compare the proposed budget with what President Benigno Aquino III…
At Least P90 Billion Needed for Public Health System to Provide Services to the Poor — Health Groups
By MARYA SALAMAT
Is this proposed budget just a dream? A study conducted by health groups HEAD and AHW revealed that there are enough sources to fund a P90 billion ($$2.037 billion) health budget, if the Aquino government has the political will to do so.
Students gear up for protests against budget cut to education
Students gear up for mobilizations in Congress for the national budget deliberations to protest the scant budget allotted for basic social services and staggering budget cut to State Universities and Colleges (SUCs). In the proposed 2011 National Budget, there will be a 1.7% decline in budget for SUCs. The University of the Philippines (UP) will…