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The political dimension of charter change has dominated the national agenda. But the constant driving force behind all the attempts since the last decade to modify the Constitution has been the external pressure coming mainly from the WTO, the US, the EU and Japan to create the sort of policy environment that will allow globalization to fully thrive in the Philippines. (First of two parts)
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat MANILA -- First, they made sure that House Resolution 1109 was passed before Congress went into recess. The attendance during the voting was one of the highest in the history of the Lower House. There were reports that after the...
Protesters Demand End of Arroyo Regime
‘Constituent assembly without the Senate is usurpation of authority’ The constitutional amendments being pushed by the administration camp at the House of Representatives will make impeachment impossible, the spokesperson of a broad-based group of lawyers,...
The political crisis now cannot be solved by the shift to a parliamentary system with Macapagal-Arroyo and her allies imposing themselves upon the Filipino people. The Filipino people need less of them, not more. BY BENJIE OLIVEROS Bulatlat Against all odds, the...
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat MANILA -- The Arroyo government can no longer hide the truth: the crisis-ridden economy is on a downward spin. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her economic managers have been boasting that their economic policies have...
On June 18, Kabataan Kontra Cha-Cha!, a national youth movement against moves by the Arroyo government to change the Philippine Constitution, was launched through the initiative of League of Filipino Students (LFS). “If the Arroyo regime continues to force Charter...
Analysts say the Arroyo regime is exploiting a disorganized political opposition and an apathetic (or deceived, if not coerced) public to ram through charter change so Arroyo can remain in power -- either as prime minister or House speaker -- and possibly protect herself from legal suits in the future. The key to confronting this gambit, they point out, is to transform the people’s discontent and disgust into real political action.
Lightning Rally Vs Arroyo in LA
(By Flon Faurillo)
Con-Ass According to Juana Change, Pac Yu
By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat MANILA -- When the Supreme Court junked the petition filed by Oliver Lozano for being premature, it refused to fall into the trap set by the Arroyo’s administration’s allies in Congress. It also rejected the claim of President...
By CAROL PAGADUAN-ARAULLO Streetwise / Business World Posted by Bulatlat The anti-Charter change (Chacha) and anti-Arroyo forces had barely a week to mount the muscle-flexing protest action yesterday in Ayala Avenue, Makati City and in major urban centers...
After the Supreme Court’s ruling junking the petitions seeking to nullify House Resolution (HR) 1109 calling for a constituent assembly (Con-ass) to amend the charter even without the Senate, a militant lawmaker called on the people to remain vigilant saying “this...
Stopping Cha-Cha, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo seems determined to ram the charter change train through despite all opposition, but she will likely change her position when the number of protesters rises to a certain point. (By Flon Faurillo)
How strong is the political will of the Filipino people to act against the Arroyo government's self-serving designs? Who is more determined? By BENJIE OLIVEROS Analysis Bulatlat MANILA -- The Filipino people's vote against the convening of a constituent assembly...
Outside Manila, the Same Indignation
'Stop Cha-cha! Enough of Gloria!'
By RONALYN V. OLEA, JANESS ANN J. ELLAO, MAO HERMITANIO and GLAIZA MAY MUZONES Bulatlat MANILA – On the eve of the anti-charter change rally on Wednesday, text messages were circulating warning people from joining the rally to avoid being infected with the A(H1N1)...
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