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Lawmakers hit inclusion of Deles

In The Press Posted on June 15th, 2011.

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Manila Standard online

LAWMAKERS on Wednesday opposed the inclusion of presidential peace adviser Teresita Deles in a pa

nel that will choose officers-in-charge for the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where elections will be postponed to 2013. “She’s definitely not credible,” Davao del Sur Rep. Marc Douglas Cagas IV said. read more »

House urged to repeal EPIRA

In The Press Posted on June 14th, 2011.

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Manila Bulletin online

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MANILA, Philippines — A progressive lawmaker Thursday urged fellow members in the House of Representatives to support efforts to repeal the Electricity Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) after consumers of the Manila Electric Company (Meralco).

Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan complained that Meralco has been billing its costumers an average of P10.35 per kilowatt-hour (kwh) in 2010, a rate which is more than twice as much the rate of P4.87 per kwh in 2001 just before EPIRA was enacted. read more »

Two Tests For The Church

In The Press Posted on June 12th, 2011.

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Zamboanga Today Online

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With the contentious Reproductive Health Bill still roasting on the grill, liberal lawmakers are tossing in the divorce bill in a move that is certain to further inflame the passions of conservative Catholics and clerics in the country. read more »

Gabriela to bishops: Let's talk on RH bill

In The Press Posted on June 12th, 2011.

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Interaksyon News TV5

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MANILA, Philippines -- The women's partylist group Gabriela on Monday renewed calls to the Catholic hierarchy for a dialogue on the reproductive health (RH) bill, saying a common platform could still be found.

Gabriela partylist Representative Emmi de Jesus said there is always a "favorable atmosphere" for dialogue when it concerns respect for human rights and recognition of the needs of the marginalized. read more »

Gabriela women’s partylist, kinalampag muli ang simbahan hinggil sa RH Bill

In The Press Posted on June 12th, 2011.

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RMN News Online

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NANAWAGAN si Gabriela Women’s Partylist Rep. Emmi de Jesus sa simbahang katoliko na bigyang pansin ang isinisigaw ng mga kababaihan na nais magsulong sa kontrobersyal na panukala na RH Bill.

Ito ay matapos igiit ng simbahan na inaaral pa nila kung may maayos bang lugar para pag-usapan ito o magsagawa ng dayalogo sa imbitasyong ibinigay ng Gabriela sa simbahan.

.5M Katutubo Makikinabang sa RH bill

In The Press Posted on June 12th, 2011.

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Abante Tonite online

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Agad na makikinabang ang may kalahating milyong mga katutubong kababaihan sa bansa na nabubuntis pero hindi nakakakita ng doktor hanggang sa manganak, kapag naipasa ang Reproductive Health (RH) bill.

Ito ang pahayag ni Gabriela partylist Rep. Emmi de Jesus dahil karamihan aniya sa mga katutubong kababaihan ay hindi nakakatikim ng pre-natal check-up dahil hindi nila kayang magbayad sa doktor. read more »

Gabriela still open to sit with bishops on RH

In The Press Posted on June 11th, 2011.

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SunStar Online

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MANILA -- Gabriela party-list Representative Emmi De Jesus on Saturday said “there is always a favorable atmosphere” for a discussion on the reproductive health (RH) bill."

“There is always a favorable atmosphere for a dialogue if it is about respect for human rights and recognition of the voice and needs of marginalized and disadvantaged Filipinos,” De Jesus said in response to Monsignor Figura, Secretary General of the Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP). read more »

Why D-bill in limelight again

In The Press Posted on June 8th, 2011.

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Philippine Daily Inquirer online

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The Philippine Daily Inquirer in its June 3 editorial got it all wrong. In the interest of truth, let us straighten the facts first.

The Divorce bill (D-bill) has long been submitted to the House of Representatives—in fact, even before the RH bill regained the nation’s attention and made new progress in Congress. Gabriela Women’s Party filed a Divorce bill as early as the 13th Congress and refiled the same in the current Congress as early as July 2010. read more »

Gabriela to Church: Talk to us instead

In The Press Posted on June 6th, 2011.

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ABS-CBN News online

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MANILA, Philippines - Women’s rights advocate Gabriela has asked the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) for a dialogue on the controversial Reproductive Health Bill.

The CBCP News reported that Gabriela sent a letter seeking a dialogue with prelates in order to discuss their arguments on the RH Bill. The letter was sent last week “to present their side and also get our side,” said CBCP secretary general Msgr. Juanito Figura. read more »

CBCP declines dialogue with pro-RH congresswoman

In The Press Posted on June 6th, 2011.

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Philippine Star online

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MANILA, Philippines – The Catholic Bishops' Conference of the Philippines (CBCP) declined the invitation of a partylist group for a dialogue on the controversial reproductive health bill, saying it has yet to decide a "favorable atmosphere" for a discussion.

CBCP secretary general Monsignor Juanito Figura said they have received a letter from Gabriela Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan last week, requesting to sit down with the bishops regarding the issue. read more »

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