#Elections2016 | Groups dare candidates to address children’s issues
“As children, we have the right to participate and be heard.”
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“As children, we have the right to participate and be heard.”
“There is very limited time for substantive discussions.”
Elmer Labog of KMU urged workers to keep organizing and forming or defending their unions, saying the plight of workers won’t improve without their own action and organization, without unions, and without genuinely pro-worker unions in particular.
"We dedicate the passage of this law to the memory of Filomena Tatlonghari, Nellie Banaag, and other teachers who gave their lives while serving in elections.”
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“We call on Justice Secretary Leila de Lima to extricate herself from these early election campaign activities of the Liberal Party and heed the cries for justice of the victims and their families.”
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“We want leaders who are incorruptible, who can competently represent us ordinary people, especially the poor. Leaders who are brave enough to defy the evil powers that have lorded it over our country's flawed system.”
“Sulong Katribu offers an alternative and genuine representation for the most oppressed, least represented and discriminated sector.”
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