Fourteen activists swam 10 kms across the Manila Bay, from Baccor, Cavite to Pasay City (near the Senate of the Philippines), on April 28 to dramatize their opposition to the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). BY GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 Fourteen activists swam 10…
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Activists, Envi Advocates Stage ‘Swim Protest’ vs JPEPA
BY JANESS ANN ELLAO Bulatlat April 21, 2008 – 2:14 p.m. At 10:30 a.m. this morning , activists and environmental advocates belonging to the No Deal! JPEPA Movement Against Unequal Economic Agreement staged a “swim protest” at the Manila Bay, near the Senate Office in Pasay City, to urge the senators to junk the Japan-Philippines…
Militants Hit Roxas Statement on JPEPA
BY EMILY VITAL Bulatlat January 16, 2008 – 11:35am Anti-JPEPA groups criticized Sen. Mar Roxas’ statement regarding the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). The No Deal! JPEPA said Roxas’ statement is premature and added that it is tantamount to “conditioning the public’s mind that the controversial JPEPA will be ratified by the Senate very soon.”…