“Our victory symbolizes women who are fighting for their rights, for children and for the nation.”
Category: 2016 Elections
‘ACT Teachers partylist win shows strength of educators’ unions’
The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT), through its partylist, ACT Teachers garnered two seats in the 17th Congress.
Progressive scientists pose 13-point challenge to Duterte
The Advocates of Science and Technology for the People (Agham) said the new regime must pursue national industrialization, agricultural modernization and give priority to science and technology to help develop the economy.
‘Duterte’s hands tied by Aquino’s budget ‘reforms’
Contrary to what the Department of Budget Management (DBM) claimed when it announced that much of the budget for 2016 is still there, it is most likely “simot na” (emptied out). The funds had already been released to government agencies as per the Aquino administration’s “so-called reforms.”
NDFP peace consultants prefer peace talks to cabinet posts
“We see this as a positive step towards ‘straightening’ rights violations committed against political prisoners and the Filipino people.”
Teachers protest delay in election duty pay
“The election is over, but teachers who served as BEIs and support staff remain unpaid their corresponding honorarium.”
Duterte, progressives to benefit from dialogue
“Duterte seems in large part progressive, and in part (hopefully just minor and small) compromising with classes different from the masses.” – Prof. Jose Maria Sison
Youth groups challenge Duterte: ‘Stop tuition hikes, K to 12’
“The election period has highlighted the youth sector’s clamor for free public education up to the tertiary level, a move that can only be achieved by stopping tuition and other fee increases and at the same time, allocating greater state funding for public education institutions, including all state universities and colleges.”
Youth groups protest against Election Day glitches
“We need to ready ourselves for an intensified fight for our democratic rights.”
Record increase in overseas absentee voting noted
“This year’s increase in overseas voting – a whopping 285-percent increase — “is testament to how Filipinos, wherever they are in the world, thirst for genuine change.”
VCM troubles top poll complaints
“Qualitatively, there has been no change from last two automated elections — the problems were still led by machine troubles, and most other reported problems stemmed from it.”