Archive for March, 2008

Group wants ADB to give farmers its due

If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe via email. Thanks for visiting!“ADB is guilty of compromising food security”, this was the consensus among Asian food activists in a forum today held in Quezon City.
 
Arze Glipo, convenor of APNFS*, criticized the bank for its loan conditionalities that forced governments to [...]

Presidential veto on debt service assailed

Senate Minority Leader Aquilino “Nene” Q. Pimentel, Jr. (PDP-Laban) today accused President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo of breaking anew the constitutional principle of transparency by blocking the mandatory public disclosure of repayments for government debts.
Pimentel assailed the President’s veto of a provision in the 2008 national budget that would require the Bangko [...]

The People Must Remind the President of Her Obligation to Public Trust

Statement of FSGO
We are former senior government officials who from experience know thatstrong democratic institutions are crucial to our progress as a whole nation.The most important institution our people depend on is the Office of thePresident. The responsible exercise of Presidential power is an importantinstrument for serving our nation’s interests. A President that leads withrighteousness [...]

Fighting Corruption is never Harmful to the Economy

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Fighting Corruption is never Harmful to the Economy
We are former senior economic officials who have devoted ourselves to understandingthe Philippine economy and the various challenges it faces. We do not play politics. We do not ask anything for ourselves. Our objective is a truly sound and sustainable economy [...]

Women March for Dignity and Against Plunder

The Alliance of Progressive Labor (APL)-Women and AKBAYAN-Women celebrate International Women’s Day with renewed calls for women to unite to end what they call a “regime of corruption.”
“Women’s Day is a celebration of dignity. It is therefore imperative for women around the country to come together to condemn the persistent political crisis brought about by [...]