DFA SHOULD WAIVE BAJA’S DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY -MAZA

Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza today urged the Philippine Department of Foreign Affairs to waive former UN envoy Lauro Baja’s diplomatic immunity to give due course to the trafficking, forced labor and slavery cases filed by domestic worker Marichu Baoanan in the US courts.
Baja, with his wife Norma and daughter Maria Elizabeth, filed a motion in [...]

GABRIELA SOLON SLAMS GMA’S SONA DOUBLE-TALK ON FAMILY PLANNING

Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza today criticized President Arroyo’s SONA double talk on the government’s population policy as one driven by her administration’s need for survival. “Nakakadismaya na maging sa usapin ng panganganak at matris ng kababaihan ay nagsisinungaling pa rin si Presdiente Arroyo.”
“At her SONA, President Arroyo claimed to have successfully reduced the [...]

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POVERTY IN MINDANAO IS STATE-INITIATED

“Terrorism in Mindanao is State-initiated, therefore, it follows that poverty in Mindanao is also caused by the Arroyo government.”
This was the statement of Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Luzviminda Ilagan, following President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo’s claim during the State of the Nation Address that her administration’s failure to alleviate poverty in Mindanao, is due to the [...]

POWER STATS DEBUNK SONA’S VAT DEFENSE: VAT DEFENSE IS THE BIGGEST LIE IN DECEPTIVE SONA

Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Largoza Maza today said President Arroyo’s defense of the Value Added Tax at the State of the Nation Address is the biggest of all lies at yesterday’s 57-minute, tall-tale marathon.
“It is not true that 90% of the country’s VAT on power collection is being paid for by the rich and [...]

KATAS NG VAT NI GLORIA: Kukurakot Aabuso Tiba-tiba si Arroyo Sa VAT

Pahayag ni Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Liza Maza
SONA ng Mamamayan, Commonwealth Avenue, Quezon City
Hulyo 28, 2008
Mainit na pagbati sa bawat isa sa ating tumitindig at nagpapahayag ng tunay na kalagayan ng mamamayan, ng tunay na SONA. Ang pagbuhos natin sa lansangan sa araw na ito hindi lamang sa Maynila kundi sa mga probinsya ay patunay [...]

SUBSIDIES, DOLE-OUTS FAIL TO SUGARCOAT REAL HUNGER, WORSENING POVERTY IN GMA’S SONA -MAZA

“Nakakasuka na. What with lies as your staple and empty promises for dessert. President Arroyo’s SONA is replete with fake economic gains and band-aid solutions to the worsening poverty.”
Thus said Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza who, in contrast to the glitter of gowns and jewelry, donned her faded maong jeans and rubber shoes on [...]

GMA STUNTED THE GROWTH OF OUR CHILDREN – GABRIELA SOLON

“GMA’s incompetence as a leader stunted the growth of our children,” Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan said during a press conference entitled ‘State of Nation’s Children Address organized by the Salinlahi Alliance for Children’s Concerns today. “She deprived 29 million children in the Philippines their basic rights to life, survival and development as enshrined [...]

OKINAWA MISSION TEAM FOUND PHILIPPINE GOVT NEGLECTED HAZEL

“Hazel was indeed raped, she was a victim of human trafficking and that the Philippine government had been sorely remiss in providing her adequate and proper assistance.” This was the statement of the mission team, headed by Gabriela Representative Hon. Liza Maza, that went to Okinawa, Japan last week to look into the case of [...]

GABRIELA SOLON CONDEMNS HEIGHTENED MILITARIZATION, DEV’T AGGRESSION IN INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES

Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Luzviminda Ilagan condemns the massive military operations and human rights violations against the Aetas of Porac and Floridablanca, Pampanga, where the 72nd Infantry Battalion and the 3rd Brigade of the Armed Forces of the Philippines have been deployed since July 10 as part of the Investment Defense Force scheme of the [...]