Entries from May 2008

May 28, 2008

Pagpupugay kay Kinatawan Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran

Binasa ni Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Liza Maza sa huling pagpaparangal kay
Anakpawis Rep. Crispin Beltran sa Mababang Kapulungan
Mayo 28, 2008

Sa plenaryong ito, ating nakasama si Kinatawan Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran, isang magiting na kinatawan, tunay na lingkod ng mamamayan, tinig ng mga mangggagawa, magsasaka’t mga maralita, lider ng bayan.

Dito’y hindi [...]

May 27, 2008

GMA’S TUITION HIKE MORATORIUM IS JUST A SPIN –GABRIELA

Representatives of the women’s partylist group Gabriela today criticized as a mere public relations bid, Malacanang’s announcement for a moratorium in tuition increases. “It was conveniently late. This conspicuous timing betrays the announcement for a tuition hike moratorium for what it really is—a spin.”

Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Largoza Maza explained most private universities [...]

May 20, 2008

ON THE PASSING AWAY OF REP. CRISPIN “Ka Bel” BELTRAN

Gabriela Women’s Party mourns the passing away of veteran labor leader and militant partylist Representative Crispin “Ka Bel” Beltran.
In his death, we have lost a most formidable ally of workers, peasants and the urban poor.
He has lived a worthy life in defense of the rights of workers and the toiling masses as president of [...]

May 20, 2008

GABRIELA, PROGRESSIVE SOLONS FILE BILL TO REMOVE VAT ON ELECTRICITY

Gabriela Women’s Party Representatives Liza Maza and Luz Ilagan today joined partylist solons from Bayan Muna in filing a bill to remove the 12% Value Added Tax (VAT) on electricity in a bid to immediately reduce electricity rates.

“This measure is a much needed relief for consumers amid skyrocketing food and oil prices. Initial studies show [...]

May 20, 2008

DISMISSAL OF OKINAWA RAPE CHARGES DENOUNCED

Women’s Partylist group Gabriela today said the outright dismissal of rape charges against the US serviceman accused of raping a Filipina in Okinawa is a grave injustice. “We feel that our kabaro has been
victimized twice over in the name of foreign relations.”
Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Liza Largoza Maza said “it is apparent that both the [...]

May 17, 2008

GABRIELA SOLON CONDEMNS KILLING OF PEASANT LEADER IN DAVAO

Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Luz Ilagan denounced today the killing of Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas Southern Mindanao Region (KMP-SMR) spokesperson, and Bayan -SMR vice chairperson Celso Pojas.
Pojas was killed on May 15,2007 at around 6:00 am, right outside the gate of the Farmers Association of Davao City, of which Pojas was secretary general.
“This recent incident [...]

May 16, 2008

GABRIELA, GSIS FUND OWNERS DENOUNCE MALACANANG-GARCIA BID FOR MERALCO TAKEOVER

Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza today joined government employees in denouncing the use of GSIS assets in the Malacanang-led bid to takeover Meralco.
“Malacanang should stop pitting government employees’ funds for this apparent financial crackdown on business and media institutions that refuse to toe her line,” said Maza.
Maza fears transferring the Meralco management from the [...]

May 14, 2008

WOMEN STORM DOJ; SLAM POLITICAL PERSECUTION AND SHAM CHARGES AGAINST MAZA ETAL.

Members and supporters of militant women’s partylist group Gabriela picketed the Department of Justice today slamming the DOJ’s hand in the revival of fabricated murder charges against Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza, Bayan Muna Reps. Satur Ocampo and Teodoro Casino and former Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano.

“We want a stop to the political persecution, the harassments, [...]

May 1, 2008

125 WAGE HIKE, REGULARIZATION TOP WOMEN WORKERS’ DEMANDS ON LABOR DAY

“Women workers are in conditions so much worse today under the
administration of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. The economic development
Mrs. Arroyo boasts of having brought our country into, has placed more women workers in low-waged, low-productivity jobs, mostly in the service sector and without any security of tenure.”
This was the statement issued today by the militant women’s [...]