By LUIS V. TEODORO Vantage Point | BusinessWorld IT was one of those statements that make no sense, but which some Catholic bishops are especially adept at making. Butuan Bishop Juan De Dios Pueblos said House Bill 1799, or the divorce bill, will lead to more immorality in Philippine society. The faithful should be trembling…
Day: June 16, 2011
One year under Noynoy, college students, drop-outs ‘paying’ for government’s ‘education commercialization’ policy
PRESS RELEASE June 13, 2011 MANILA — University students and other youths are bewailing soaring tuition and other fees at the college level a year under the administration of Noynoy Aquino, despite a last year promise by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) that State Universities and Colleges (SUCs) will not hike their tuition rates…
Satur C. Ocampo | Repeal the EPIRA
By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star June 8, 2011 marked 10 years of implementation of the controversial Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), which then President Arroyo railroaded into approval by the 11th Congress and promptly signed. This law has systematically hastened the transfer of control over power generation and…
Foreign land deals: global land grabbing?
By IBON Features MANILA– There is a rising trend in the number of what are called foreign land deals in many countries across the globe, covering up to million hectares of land. The scale and rate at which these deals have taken place, plus the institutions involved in the transactions have made these deals controversial.…
Employment climate still bleak under Aquino – KMU
By BULATLAT.COM MANILA — “The government’s claims of a modest decrease in unemployment this April cannot hide the fact that the employment climate under President Noynoy Aquino remains bleak.” This was how labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno reacted to the recently-released National Statistics Office study showing a slight decrease in unemployment in the country. The…
Pols told: do a Pacquiao, support P125 Wage Hike Bill
PRESS RELEASE June 16, 2011 MANILA — In marking the “National Day of Workers’ Condemnation Against Meager COLA’s,” labor center Kilusang Mayo Uno appealed to the country’s politicians to “do a Pacquiao” and support the P125 Wage Hike Bill pending in the House of Representatives, referring to boxing champ Manny Pacquiao who recently announced support…