By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Pagbabago! said Aquino’s first 100 days will be crucial as it will reveal the priorities of and set the tone for the new government.
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Carol Pagaduan-Araullo | Arrest Arroyo; Free Political Prisoners!
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise/Business World Posted by Bulatlat.com Soon-to-be Philippine President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III asks for understanding that he is no “superman” and should be given at least three years to make good on his campaign promises. Some of those promises will soon come up against the reality that nothing short of a systems…
News in Pictures: Kin Ask Noynoy to Free Morong 43
Relatives of the Morong 43 trooped to the residence of incoming President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III to appeal for the release of their loved ones.
Furthering the 43-year Delay of Land Reform in Hacienda Luisita A Litmus Test for Noynoy Aquino
By MARYA SALAMAT
“Despite the media-created belief that positive change for the Filipino peasantry would be possible under the Aquino administration, we are discouraged by Noynoy’s frequent attempts to dissociate himself from the Hacienda Luisita problem and in refusing to admit to the failure of CARP [Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program] despite the dehumanizing plight to which it has consigned the majority of farmers,” a peasant leader said.
Migrants challenge Noynoy to fire and prosecute officials colluding with trafficking syndicates
16 June 2010 PRESS RELEASE After the much-publicized release of the US State Department’s report on human trafficking, the largest OFW group Migrante International challenged president-elect Noynoy Aquino to immediately fire and prosecute RP officials colluding with human trafficking syndicates. The group likewise urged Noynoy to make the DOJ Task Force on Trafficking in Persons…
Noynoy urged to reverse widespread contractualization, outsourcing
Press Release June 16, 2010 Sa totoo lang, PGMA made more people jobless than the past three presidents combined. This was the statement of Kilusang Mayo Uno as the Arroyo administration hypes its accomplishments that supposedly surpassed the previous three regimes, and the release of latest data by the National Statistics Office (NSO) revealing an…
Joma Sison Talks About First Big Test for Noynoy Aquino, Peace Talks and More
By ROSELLE VALERIO Liberation International Posted by Bulatlat.com 1. Noynoy Aquino seems to play the teflon game and ignore what you say against him. But he lets others hit you and make ad hominem attacks against you. Are you not afraid of taking on someone like Aquino who has just been elected supposedly by a…
Open Letter to Philippine President Benigno Aquino III
From the Concerned People of Australia and New Zealand We, concerned groups of Australia and New Zealand, urge you Mr. Aquino, to prove to the international community that there is hope for significant improvement in the Philippine human rights situation and greater confidence for peace-building under your leadership. Now that the Marcoses are back in…
Will Noynoy Aquino Free Political Prisoners?
By RONALYN V. OLEA
Under the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo regime, from January 2001 to March 2010, Karapatan’s data showed that there are 317 political prisoners languishing in different jails all over the country, including the 43 health workers.
Youth Groups Challenge Noynoy to be an ‘Education President’
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO
”For so many years, the government has failed to regulate tuition increases because of the Education Act of 1991 which grants free rein to school-owners to hike their tuition, consistent with the policy of deregulation,” said Rep. Raymond Palatino of Kabataan Party.