Child rights advocates slammed Metro Manila Police Director Carmelo Valmoria for accusing protesters of human rights violation for bringing minors to the rally against President Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA) on July 28. “The PNP is continually hitting the issue of children’s participation in rallies in order to mislead the public and cover […]
Fearful of the people. This is how Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) described President Aquino, who deployed more policemen and military personnel against protesters during a State of the Nation Address (SONA) than any of his predecessor. The group also scored how the authorities used tinted water to disperse a crowd, reminiscent of martial law years. […]
At around 3:00 a.m. last July 27, around 1,000 farmers from different provinces in Southern Tagalog were resting in a covered court in Brgy. Old Balara along Commonwealth Ave in Quezon City. Tired from a whole day journey to reach Quezon City in time for protests on the eve of President Aquino’s fifth State of […]
Nanawagan ang mga kawani sa kalusugan sa ilalim ng Alliance of Health Workers (AHW) ng pagpapatalsik sa puwesto ni Pangulong Aquino. Dahil umano ito sa kontrobersiyal na Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) na idineklara ng ng Korte Suprema na labag sa Saligang Batas. Ayon sa AHW, sumasahol umano ang kalagayan ng mga kawani sa kalusugan sa […]
Dinala mismo sa Gate 7 ng Malakanyang ang protesta ng #ScrapThePork Alliance, Anakbayan-Manila, at Gabriela-National Capital Region laban sa Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP). Tinakpan nila ang kanilang mga mata ng peach ribbons na simbolo ng ni Lady Justice. Nagsagawa ng peach ribbon campaign ang mga grupong kontra-DAP at bilang simbolo ng pagsuporta nila sa impeachment […]
Nagmartsa patungong paanan ng Malakanyang sa Mendiola sa Maynila ang mga propesor, mag-aaral, at iba pa sa ilalim ng Tanggol Wika, isang alyansa na tumututol na tanggalin ang Wikang Filipino sa kolehiyo. Tinawag nilang Pistang Protesta para sa Wika at Bayan ang nasabing pagkilos. Layon kasing gawin na lamang optional ang pagtuturo ng Wikang Filipino […]
The human rights group Karapatan said it deplores the Aquino government’s deployment of 400 military personnel and 10,000 policemen supposedly to contain the massive protest actions set to be staged on July 28, during President Aquino’s State of the Nation Address (SONA). “The paranoia of a beleaguered President is once again manifested through the deployment […]
Urban poor residents in Metro Manila and off-city relocation sites are questioning where the billions of pesos in Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) funds meant for their housing went—and it seems like they have every reason to. Former residents of Sitio San Roque, North Triangle, Quezon City today staged a protest at the National Housing Authority […]
Independent think-tank IBON Foundation said that small and medium enterprises did not benefit from the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) as claimed by the Aquino administration. The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) reported last week that Php30 billion of the DAP–one of its’ biggest chunks–went to the recapitalization of the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP). […]
Did part of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) that the Supreme Court declared unconstitutional come from funds of Overseas Filipino Workers? Migrante International, an organization of Filipino migrants and their families, called on the Aquino administration to reveal the true source of funds used for DAP, and suspects that part of it may have come […]
