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“Members of Congress should realize that corporatization has dire, life-threatening implications for their ailing constituents and that it will result to the inaccessibility of healthcare services for poor Filipino families. Corporatization and the Aquino government’s Public-Private Partnership inevitably result to higher hospital fees.”  read more »

Gabriela Women’s Party today joined “Jasmin” at the Department of Justice in her first hearing on the rape case she filed on May 7, 2012 against Pantabangan Vice Mayor Romeo R. Borja, Jr.

“Gabriela Women’s Party lauds the Department of Justice for the prompt action on the rape case filed by Jasmin against Vice Mayor Romeo Borja, Jr. This has flamed Jasmin’s resolve to pursue the case despite the fact that the vice mayor has been using his power and money in an attempt to discredit Jasmin’s claims,” said GWP Rep. Emmi De Jesus.  read more »

“The government is sowing false hopes with its continued persistence in implementing the K+12 program”, thus said GWP Rep. Emmi De Jesus on today’s opening of public school classes and start of K+12 program.  read more »

"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 »