May, 2012

"Hindi pa tapos ang laban. We must not rest and remain ever more vigilant. The conviction of Chief Justice Renato Corona, while significant in the people’s crusade in making those who plundered the nation’s coffers accountable, does not in any way assure us that a bigger plunderer and a bigger human rights violator will be held accountable. It does not in any way assure us that the Aquino government will not be as corrupt as its predecessor.”  read more »

Today, we, the members of the Makabayan partylist bloc in Congress, responding to the challenge for greater transparency and accountabiliity in government brought about in part by the Corona impeachment trial, are signing unconditional waivers allowing the Ombudsman to look into our assets and bank accounts for the purpose of investigating any report or complaint against us for graft and corruption.  read more »

On the occasion of the International Day of Action for Women’s Health, and during its 5th National Convention, Gabriela Women’s Party unveiled its national women’s health campaign with the call FIGHT FOR WOMEN’S ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE. The national campaign was launched in response to the call of women to assess the women’s health situation and to deliver an action plan that will respond to their needs.  read more »

Over 500 women leaders, regional delegates and members of Gabriela Women’s Party all expressed their commitment to further the women’s agenda and fight for women’s rights in the partylist’s 5th National Convention held at the Abelardo Hall of the UP College of Music in Diliman.  read more »

Gabriela Representatives Luz Ilagan and Emmi de Jesus joined the regional delegates of GWP’s 5th National Congress in WOMEN WALK FOR ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE, proceeding to Lung Center, National Kidney Transplant Institute, and Philippine Heart Center on May 27, 2012. The women lambasted the railroading of the passage of HB 6069 converting 26 government hospitals into government corporations. They said that through this bill, the government abandons its responsibility of providing for people’s health and allowing local and foreign businesses to profit from people’s health.  read more »

“President Aquino’s Armed Forces has become a private army for mining firms and its anti-insurgency campaign, Oplan Bayanihan, a terror crusade against indigenous communities and activists opposing the destruction of ancestral domain and the plunder of natural resources.”  read more »

“Hunger and unrest is inevitable in a country where government policies reveal an indifference to poverty. President Aquino is courting unrest and disgusto by deliberately ignoring and refusing to prioritize measures that will give Filipino families much needed relief from the onslaught of poverty.”  read more »

“Unless President Aquino shows enough political will to make diplomatic criminals accountable, the rape case lodged against Panamanian Eric Schicks will set a dangerous precedent that will expose Filipino women to further violence and abuse. We cannot have too much hospitality and too much diplomacy all at the expense of Filipino women.”  read more »

Gabriela Women’s Party Representatives Luz Ilagan and Emmi de Jesus today joined "Jasmin" as she files rape case against Pantabangan, Nueva Ecija Vice Mayor Romeo R. Borja, Jr. at the Department of Justice. Jasmin accused Vice Mayor Borja of repeatedly raping her since June 2011 amid Borja’s threat to harm and even kill her and her family if she did not agree to meet him at his will. Jasmin is now eight months pregnant with Borja’s child.  read more »

“President Aquino’s claim that the economy cannot afford the workers’ decades-old demand for P125 wage increase is bogus. Aquinomics has reared its ugly head once again,” said GWP Rep. Emmi De Jesus in reaction to a Aquino’s labor day pronouncements.  read more »