Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza along with Senator Jamby Madrigal and former Civil Service Commission Chief Karina David denounced today, what they all acknowledged as “institutionalized corruption” under the Arroyo government.
The forum co-sponsored by the UP Portia Sorority and the UP Office of the Student Regent with Gabriela Women’s Party discussed how presidential prerogatives [...]
Women’s partylist group Gabriela today expressed concern over reports on the rape of a Filipina by a US military personnel in Okinawa, Japan, saying this incident would once again prove the perils that US military presence bodes for women and children.
“The Philippine government should lose no time in cooperating [...]
Gabriela Women’s Party Representatives Liza Maza and Luz Ilagan today reiterated calls for Mrs. Arroyo to step down in the light of damning testimonies and evidence that are surfacing involving Malacanang and the first family in multi-billion scandals.
In a press conference launching the women’s alliance “BabaLa” or “Babae Laban sa Katiwalian”, Rep. Maza [...]
Demonstrators calling for US Troops to withdraw from the Philippines protested the start of annual joint military exercises Monday, with hundreds of American troops heading to southern islands where Al-Qaeda linked militants operate.
Rallies were held in at least four southern cities to demand US troops leave because of alleged involvement in combat operations– prohibited [...]
Mr. Speaker, I rise today on a matter of personal and collective privilege close to the hearts of both the representatives coming from Mindanao and of the women legislators of this Chamber.
Today marks the opening salvo of the RP-US “Balanced Piston” Balikatan exercises in Mindanao. At least 600 American troops have arrived in Midsayap [...]
“The US-RP Visiting Forces Agreement, the threats that it continues to present against our sovereignty and the Filipino people should give us every reason to abrogate this agreement. That these military exercises continue despite its obvious violation of the Philippine Constitution, with the sanction of the Arroyo government, gives us all the more reason to [...]
“To insist on conducting the US-RP Balikatan military exercises in Mindanao would be courting war and bloodshed in the strife-torn island of Mindanao.”
Thus said Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Luz Ilagan in support of the resolution authored by Rep. Faysah Dumarpa and Rep. Pangalian Balindong both of Lanao del Sur, the chosen site of this [...]
Gabriela Women’s Partylist Representative Liza Largoza Maza today scored infrastructure projects, which, aside from being overpriced, bodes displacement for over 100,000 urban poor families.
“Kabi-kabilang sampal sa maralita ang mga proyektong ito. Pinalalayas ka na, ninanakawan at pinagkakakitaan ka pa. It’s double whammy. Overpriced infrastructure deals that benefit the few are not only depriving hunderds of [...]
With Malacanang resorting to scaring the public anew with supposed threats of destabilization amid the damaging statements of ZTE-NBN deal whistle blower Rodolfo Jun Lozada, we cannot help but deduce that this regime is conjuring a scenario that tells us that they will stop at nothing to prevent the truth from coming out.
This was the [...]
