Rep. Liza Maza of Gabriela Women’s Party today said that the Senate blue ribbon committee report that recommended the filing of charges against GMA over the messed up $329-million NBN deal with China’s Zhong Xing Telecommunications (ZTE) Corp. only justifies the need to impeach the President now and make her pay for her impunity on unresolved cases under her administration. read more »
MANILA, Philippines - President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo should sign the anti-torture bill now as one way of showing her administration’s resolve to uphold human rights, two opposition lawmakers in the House of Representatives said on Thursday. read more »
MANILA, Philippines - The House of Representatives is ready to initiate possible and necessary legislative reforms to rid policies and laws governing the power and oil industries of existing intrinsic flaws that tend to undermine national interest. read more »
Posible umanong nagkaroon na ng “shady deals” sa pagitan ni dating Zamboanga del Norte Rep. Romeo Jalosjos at ng Malacañang para mabigyan ito ng absolute pardon at makatakbo sa susunod na eleksyon. read more »
“If ever Jalosjos wins a seat in Congress in 2010, he would be an addition to the Arroyo bloc. Apparently, all these schemes are in preparation for Arroyo’s bid as Congresswoman of the 2nd District of Pampanga.” read more »
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY -- Armed with flaglets in red, yellow, blue and white colors and not placards and posters, progressive activists numbering close to two thousand are gathered today at the Bulua Gym chanting “Pilipino Para sa Pagbabago! Pagbabago para sa Pilipino!” read more »
TWO high-ranking House leaders yesterday appealed to columnist Randy David to just lay his platforms of governance in the second district of Pampanga instead of guarding the reported plan of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to run for Congress in next year’s elections. read more »
Lawmakers have urged newspaper columnist Randy David to bare his platform of government instead of making threats against the supposed congressional bid of President Gloria Arroyo in the Second District of Pampanga in the 2010 elections. read more »
KIDAPAWAN CITY -- Militant party-list Representative Satur Ocampo has divulged the "game plan" that Makabayan, an alliance of progressive party-list groups, would pursue to get the needed seats in 2010 elections. read more »
