“Sana naman ipatupad nang lubusan ang IPRA at maibalik sa aming katutubo ang pamamahala sa aming lupaing ninuno. Sana naman tigilan na ng pamahalaan ang paggawa ng proyekto sisira sa aming pamumuhay at kabuhayan bilang mga katutubo.” Ebong is the current president of SUKATAN, an organization of Dumagat-Remontado Tribe in…
Labor groups press for workers’ version of anti-contractualization EO Press Statement In a follow up to the joint action of the broadest united alliance of trade unions and workers’ associations on February 7, prior to labor’s dialogue with President Duterte, Nagkaisa! Labor Coalition and Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) vowed to…
Kabuhayan, Hindi Patayan, Kalayaan hindi Diktadurya, Chicha hindi Chacha! These calls sum up the position expressed by Partido Manggagawa (PM) before participants of the on going “Dasal at Ayuno” held at the People Power Monument. Today’s discussions deal mainly with the social justice provisions on labor under the 1987 Constitution.…
OPENING STATEMENT – Senate Hearing on Charter Change February 1, 2018 By Christian S. Monsod Your Honors, Thank you for inviting me to this hearing. On the questions raised in your invitation, may I start with the issues of process before talking about the issues on substance. On Procedure On…
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In response to the call of our bishops “to form or reactivate circles of discernment and use your freedom as God’s children to discern, participate, discuss, and debate,” the lay faithful are encouraged to actively participate in activities of this form. You are invited to Debate on Federal Philippines, on…
Published February 12, 2018 by JJCICSI Even before coming to power, President Rodrigo Roa Duterte had been casting federalism as “our last hope” to set right the excesses of a central government controlled by “Imperial Manila,” the inequitable distribution of public resources, the uneven economic development among regions, and the…
NO TO CHA-CHA COALITION / FEBRUARY 13, 2018 (L-R) Former Representative Neri Colmenares, Satur Ocampo, Lorenzo Tanada III, Sr. Mary John Manazan, Christian Monsod, Former Chief Justice Hilario Davide, jr., and Bishop Deogracias Yniguez join forces with other personalities at the launching of the No to Cha-Cha Coalition at an…
Ateneo Alumni Conversations on the National Situation: Organized by: Ignatian Renewal Network (IRN), spearheaded by the Ateneo Alumni Association (AAA), Office of Alumni Relations (OAR), and Companions in the Ignatian Journey together with the John J. Carroll Institute on Church and Social Issues (JJCICSI) February 24, 2018 (Saturday) 1:00 PM…
The UP College of Medicine invites MDs, other healthcare professionals, medical/paramedical students, and patients and families of all faiths, to SICKNESS AND HEALING: Ethical and Spiritual Reflections (A Lenten Recollection Webinar Series) by Fr. Gregory Ramon D. GASTON Rector, Pontificio Collegio Filippino, Rome Doctorate in Sacred Theology, Bioethicist Moderator, Dr…
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