By ANNE MARXZE D.UMIL
“The RH bill has many positive provisions that may be put to waste if the population control menace continues to overshadow the bill’s essence. As we work to strengthen the public and fellow legislators’ appreciation of such good provisions, we shall nonetheless refuse to make the RH bill a platform for population control.
Day: June 3, 2011
Media outfit accused of diverting profits at the expense of workers
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Journal union fighting for rights despite bribes, union-busting activities
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Case against 72 activists in Southern Tagalog revived
It seems that even the dead is not spared. On the first anniversary of his death, Rogelio Galit’s family received a subpoena from the provincial prosecutor’s office in San Pablo City.
Consumers group finds Cheaper Medicines Law no better than a placebo
By MARYA SALAMAT
A 2008 study of the Consumers Action for Empowerment and the Health Action Information Network concluded that a single course of antibiotics amounts to three days’ worth of wages; not much has improved since then.
Clueless in a job fair at Trinoma
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Students to hold protests against tuition hikes on June 6 and 13
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Even the University of the Philippines effectively raised its tuition by changing the “default bracket” of students to P1,000 to P1,500 per semester.