By DEE AYROSO
Tags: Leonor Briones
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By DEE AYROSO
‘Liling sinungaling’ | Lumad advocates confront education chief in forum
Protesters hound Education secretary Leonor Briones as she refuses to acknowledge the Lumad schools issues.
Why Lumad children persist in fight for right to education
Lumad students and their teachers are still camped out at the Department of Education central office in Pasig City.
Lumad students ask DepEd to stop attacks on schools
“It’s one of our initiatives to ensure that children continue to learn while demanding immediate action from the government.”
Congress has only ‘power of the coin purse’ due to pork in 2015 budget – former national treasurer
“We will have an election budget filled with lump sums and one that does not adequately address social development.” – Leonor Briones, former national treasurer
Thousands attend prayer vigil against pork
“Ang pork barrel ay isa lamang biik, ang dapat na mawala ay ang inahin kasi kung hindi…manganganak lang ito ng manganganak [The congressional pork barrel fund could be compared to a mere piglet, but the President’s fund is the sow that will keep giving birth to offspring].” – Leonor Briones, former national treasurer