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Where did P11-B DAP for urban poor housing go?

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 […]

Was DAP partly sourced from OFW funds? — Migrante

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 […]

Pangalawang impeachment complaint laban sa Pangulo, inihain ng kabataan

Naghain ng panibagong impeachment complaint ang mga organisasyon ng kabataan laban kay Pangulong Aquino sa Kamara. Inendorso ni Kabataan Rep. Terry Ridon ang complaint na nagsasabing nagkasala ang Pangulo ng culpable violation of the Constitution at betrayal of public trust sa pagpapatupad ng P177-Bilyong Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) na hinatulan ng Korte Suprema na labag […]

Suspected military hitmen kill father of murdered child Grecil Buya

For seven years, farmer Gregorio Galacio sought justice for his daughter. Instead of attaining justice, he was killed by unidentified men believed to be military agents in his home in Barangay Kahayag, New Bataan, Compostela Valley. Hanimay Suazo, secretary general of Karapatan-Southern Mindanao Region, informed Pinoy Weekly that around 4AM of July 19, 2014, Galacio […]

‘No one is above d’ law (dilaw)’

Nagpakita ng lakas ang mga empleyado ng Hudikatura para iprotesta ang anila’y “panggaganti” ng Malakanyang sa 13-0 desisyon ng Korte Suprema na nagdeklara na labag sa Saligang Batas ang ilang bahagi ng Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP) ng administrasyong Aquino. Bilang simbolo ng kanilang protesta, lumabas sa harap ng Korte Suprema at Court of Appeals ang […]

Unang impeachment complaint laban kay Aquino, isinampa sa Kamara

Isinampa na sa Kamara ang impeachment complaint laban kay Pangulong Aquino ng mga grupong kontra sa pork barrel. Binubuo ito ng 28 complainants, at inendorso ng tatlong kinatawan na sina Bayan Muna Reps. Neri Colmenares at Carlos Zarate, at Anakpawis Rep. Fernando Hicap. Nais ng grupo na maalis sa paglilitis ng isang impeachment court si […]

VIDEO | Payatas: Patuloy na Trahedya ng Maralita

Labing-apat na taon makaraan ang Payatas Tragedy na kumitil sa buhay ng 300 katao, patuloy na nananawagan ang mga pamilya at maralitang residente ng Payatas ng hustisya, trabaho, at pagtigil sa demolisyon. Iginigiit nilang dapat ipasara na ang tambakan, sa halip na palayasin sila, mga residenteng binigyan ng lote doon noong dekada ’80. Sa ilalim […]