July 8, 2008

CREATION OF JOBS AND SALARY INCREASE, NOT MIGRATION, SOLUTION TO UNEMPLOYMENT PROBLEM

Gabriela Women’s Party Rep. Luzviminda C. Ilagan urges President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her government to create local jobs and increase salaries, instead of promoting labor migration.
“The recent threat on the job security of overseas Filipino workers in Taiwan proves that Filipinos cannot forever rely on available jobs abroad. The time will come when other countries [...]

July 8, 2008

CONGRESS URGED TO SCRAP EVAT, OIL DEREGULATION LAW

Gabriela Women’s Party today renewed calls for the scrapping of 12% value-added tax (VAT) on petroleum products and the Oil Deregulation Law, urging Congress to take up the legislative measures filed by its representatives upon resumption of sessions, in the light of the recent price increases in gasoline and kerosene by P1 to P2 over [...]