“People suffer and even die from the mosquito-borne chikungunya virus in San Ramon in Albay , Bicol region as a result of very poor primary health care services where doctors are absent. This situation shows just the tip of the iceberg as far as the national health system is concerned, where people from remote areas die from the most curable conditions like diarrhea,” said GWP Rep. Emmi De Jesus alarmed at the spread of the disease in San Ramon, Albay.
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Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Emmi De Jesus advised the Aquino government to use the ASEAN card in protecting Philippine sovereignty, rather than the US card.
“I believe that ASEAN is the best forum because other member states like Vietnam and Malaysia also laid claim on the Spratly islands,” explained Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Emmi De Jesus.
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Over 100 women from seven continents joined the International Womens Alliance (IWA) which focused on landlessness and widespread land grabbing.The women gathered on July 5 and 6 in Quezon City to discuss the 2011 World Bank report on Agriculture and Rural Development which noted that 75% of the world's poor live in rural areas and are mostly involved in agriculture.
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"The Philippine Constitution is not at all ambiguous in asserting national sovereignty and
an independent foreign policy. It is therefore highly inappropriate for the Aquino
Administration to immediately seek the support of the US government on the Spratlys claim dispute. It
failed to exercise its highest duty, which is to exhaust all means of dialogue and
diplomacy, independent of any other foreign state dictating on or influencing its foreign
relations policy,” said GWP Rep. Emmi De Jesus as US warships reached the Philippine
waters for joint naval exercises.
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MANILA, Philippines – The Social Weather Stations survey showing five of 10 Filipinos approving of divorce should prompt Congress to seriously consider passing a divorce law, an advocate said Thursday.
“This survey also reflects an increased awareness on the issue that will hopefully lead to more productive debates towards the crafting of a divorce law in the Philippines. I hope this prods colleagues in Congress to give attention to and be open to proposals to enact a divorce law,” Gabriela party-list Representative Luz Ilagan said in a statement.
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“What is happening in Mustad is a textbook case of illegal closure.. .of capitalists drastically undertaking illegal and anti-worker measures because they are confident the Aquino government won’t lift a finger to harm them,” said Leandro “Ka Doods” Gerodias, KMU deputy secretary-general and president of the Alliance of Democratic Labor Organizations (ADLO).
By MARYA SALAMAT
MANILA. Authors of the Divorce Bill at the House of Representatives yesterday welcomed the idea of a referendum to feel the pulse of the public on their proposed measure.
Gabriela Party-List Rep. Luz Ilagan replied, "Why not?" when she was asked if they would support a referendum on divorce, similar to Sunday's referendum in Malta which saw citizens voting in favor of the measure.
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“Let us not allow the US-instigated terror paranoia to justify the return of US troops and the reestablishment of US military bases in the country.”
This was the statement of Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Luz Ilagan as she called on the Aquino government not to allow more expansive and intensified US military presence and intervention in the country. read more »
“Let us not allow the US-instigated terror paranoia to justify the return of US troops and the reestablishment of US military bases in the country.”
This was the statement of Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Luz Ilagan as she called on the Aquino government not to allow more expansive and intensified US military presence and intervention in the country. read more »
