Press Release from Joey de Venecia June 2, 2009 A scandalous regime This week marks the 4th anniversary of the Hello Garci scandal and it is sad to note that the parties involved in the apparent cheating before, during and after the 2004 presidential elections have seemingly gotten away with their crimes against the Filipino…
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In Night of ‘Rape’ and ‘Outrage,’ Arroyo Allies in Congress Take First Step to Cha-Cha
Opposition congressmen tried to block the approval of House Resolution 1109 that would create a Constituent Assembly, with some valiantly opposing the apparent railroading of the measure. But the sheer number of Arroyo’s allies was overwhelming.
ConAss: Anakpawis Solon Slams “Tyranny of Majority”
Con ass rush reveal GMA not stepping down in 2010 Anakpawis party-list Representative Rafael Mariano today slammed what he described as the “tyranny of the majority” in rushing House Resolution 1109 and called on the Filipino people to rise up in protest of the Arroyo administration’s plan to stay in power beyond 2010. “Once again,…
Arroyo Allies Move to Ram Through Cha-Cha in Congress
Congressional allies of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo have launched plenary debates tonight on the move to change the Constitution through what is known as a constituent assembly, or ConAss. Follow Bulatlat.com’s live coverage of the debates via Twitter or Facebook.
Dead or Not?
Is it dead, or is it not? Considering the desperation of the Arroyo regime, the threat of Charter change will always be there for as long as the various resolutions filed in the House of Representatives are not withdrawn.BY Flon Faurillo/bulatlat.com
Cha-Cha Proponents: Clinging to an Obsolete Ideology
As administration allies push for amendments of economic provisions in the Constitution, research group IBON Foundation says that the resolution seeking to allow corporations to own land and land-based resources in the Philippines are based on an outmoded ideology which believes that liberalizing the economy to greater foreign investment will lead to development. BY IBON…
‘Absence of Authors Proves Con-Ass Still a Priority’
BY JANESS ANN J. ELLAO AND RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat Majority of the authors of Charter change resolutions and bills did not attend the session of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments at around 2 p.m. today. There are twelve pending resolutions and bills seeking to revise and amend the 1987 Constitution. Committee on Constitutional…
Protests vs Cha-cha Greet Congress Resumption
BY ANNA KRISTINA VIRTUSIO AND RONALYN OLEA Bulatlat As the House of Representatives resumed its sessions today, various groups trooped to the House of Representatives to oppose Charter change. The hearing of the House Committee on Constitutional Amendments was disrupted by eight students who wore caps with anti-Charter change slogans. The students are members of…
Farmers, Fisherfolk Camp Out for Agrarian Reform, Against Cha-cha
More than 200 farmers and fisherfolk started camping out to protest against the planned Charter Change by the administration coalition in the Lower House. The protesters gathered at the south gate of the House of Representatives today. House Resolution 737, authored by House Speaker Prospero Nograles, was approved by the committee on constitutional amendments last…
7 Out of 10 Filipinos Reject Economic Revisions to Charter
Majority of Filipinos do not favor amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, according to the latest nationwide survey conducted by research group IBON Foundation, Inc. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Majority of Filipinos do not favor amendments to the economic provisions of the 1987 Constitution, according to the latest nationwide survey…
Desperate
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