In its decision, the Supreme Court (SC) recently upheld the secrecy of the negotiations on the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). An anti-JPEPA coalition and an environmental group said the decision sets a dangerous precedent on future economic agreements entered into by the Philippine government. BY (Bulatlat.com) Volume VIII, No. 24, July 20-26, 2008…
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JPEPA Highlights Gov’t Insensitivity to Nurses
Apologists for the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) continue to claim that the treaty’s ratification will mean more employment and foreign remittances for Filipinos. But JPEPA highlights the Philippine government’s insensitivity to nurses and caregivers. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 Apologists for the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership…
14 Activists Swim Manila Bay vs JPEPA
Fourteen activists swam 10 kms across the Manila Bay, from Baccor, Cavite to Pasay City (near the Senate of the Philippines), on April 28 to dramatize their opposition to the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). BY GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ Contributed to Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 12, April 27-May 3, 2008 Fourteen activists swam 10…
Activists, Envi Advocates Stage ‘Swim Protest’ vs JPEPA
BY JANESS ANN ELLAO Bulatlat April 21, 2008 – 2:14 p.m. At 10:30 a.m. this morning , activists and environmental advocates belonging to the No Deal! JPEPA Movement Against Unequal Economic Agreement staged a “swim protest” at the Manila Bay, near the Senate Office in Pasay City, to urge the senators to junk the Japan-Philippines…
JPEPA Faces Tough Constitutional Issues as Senate Vote Nears
Ratifying the JPEPA at its present unconstitutional form creates the risk that the Philippines will be subjected to legal disputes in international courts and face liability for damages. Under the Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties, for instance, the Philippines could not invoke unconstitutionality as legal defense for non-performance of its JPEPA obligations. BY…
JPEPA Economic Invasion: Who among the Senators will be the Collaborators and Patriots?
The treaty symbolizes the second invasion of the country by Japan and that senators may choose to be patriots or collaborators when they vote on the controversial agreement, said Arnold Padilla of the No Deal coalition. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No.2, February 10-16,2008 No Deal!, a coalition of organizations and individuals…
Japanese Pastors Learn Shocking Things About Davao Bananas
Outraged by the “inhuman” treatment of workers in a Compostela Valley banana plantation, a Japanese pastor promises himself to stop eating bananas. BY GERMELINA A. LACORTE Davao Today Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VIII, No. 1, February 3-9, 2008 Outraged by the “inhuman” treatment of workers in a Compostela Valley banana plantation, a Japanese pastor promises…
JPEPA Undermines Philippine Constitution, Shuts Door to Real Economic Dev’t
The Japan Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) violates provisions of the 1987 Constitution which are vital to the country’s future economic development, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 36, October 14-20, 2007 The Japan Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) violates provisions of the 1987 Constitution which…
Small Farmers Unlikely to Benefit from ‘Agri Export Boost’ under JPEPA
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is trying to gain public support for the ratification of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) by flaunting that the free-trade pact will secure some US$353 million (P15.6 billion) worth of existing agricultural and fishery exports to Japan. But the benefits, if indeed there will be any, will be cornered…
JPEPA Expropriation Provisions Limits Economic Freedom
Senators from the Foreign Relations Committee who are conducting hearings on the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) should consider provisions in the free trade pact that threaten the country’s sovereignty as enough grounds not to ratify the agreement. BY IBON FOUNDATION Democratic Space Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 33, September 23-29, 2007 Senators from…
JPEPA Ushers in Era of Unparalleled Defeatist Policy Making
The JPEPA deprives the Philippines of vital economic policy tools it would need in its future development.. BY IBON FOUNDATION Posted by Bulatlat Vol. VII, No. 28, August 19-25 As the Senate prepares to conduct hearings on the ratification of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), an independent think-tank called for the junking of the…