“Unfortunately, both CHED [Commission on Higher Education] and the Department of Education (DepEd) have miserably failed to curb the meteoric rise in tuition and other school fees. Their issuances and memorandum orders are inherently full of loopholes and appear merely to give the illusion that these agencies are actually doing something about the problem when the opposite is true.”
Category: Other Stories
Ibon on WEF: ‘Asia’s Next Miracle’ tag just hype to lure foreign business, worsen exclusionary growth
Amid the slow recovery in many developed countries, foreign corporations are looking at potential markets where they could direct their excess capital in speculative areas and take advantage of opportunities to profit.
More youth engaging in risky, sexual behavior
“We first recorded young persons infected with HIV in 2009. After five years, it increased by 630 percent. From 218 reported cases in 2009, it increased to 1,375 reported cases in 2013.” – Department of Health
Verses for Andrea Rosal and Baby Diona
Poets show their solidarity with political prisoner Andrea Rosal who lost her newborn daughter May 18.
Netizens mourn with Andrea Rosal
Netizens expressed their rage over the court’s decision denying Andrea Rosal’s petition to attend the burial of her newborn daughter.
Labor dept’s complicity in union busting denounced
“If Ka Bel were alive today, he would be here with us fighting the union-busting drive of many capitalists in collusion with the DOLE and the Aquino government. We are giving him the highest tribute in continuing the struggle for workers’ rights, to which he devoted his life.”
Blacksand mining still ravages Ilocos Sur
Defend Ilocos Against Mining Plunder (Defend Ilocos) criticized the national government for its incompetence in putting an end to magnetite mining in the region.
Erap pays homage to Ka Bel
‘I continue to admire his acts for meaningful change.’ – Manila Mayor Joseph “Erap” Ejercito
Tribal groups call for NCIP end in UN forum
“The National Commission on Indigenous Peoples has for a long time failed to protect indigenous peoples’ rights and well-being and instead worsens the violations of indigenous peoples’ rights and human rights. It is for this reason that our organizations are now calling for the dismantling of the NCIP.”
Court denies Andrea Rosal petition to attend daughter’s funeral
“If my baby were still alive, I would not mind even if I just had a little time with her. I know that once I am free, I would be with her. Three hours is not enough for our last time together.” – Andrea Rosal
NDFP consultant held incommunicado, denied of right to counsel
“Instead of respecting the agreements it signed with the NDFP, this government is instead preoccupied in emasculating each one.” – Roy Erecre, NDFP consultant, political prisoner