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Petitioner groups hail Supreme Court's status quo order on Angat Dam privatization |
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Wednesday, 26 May 2010 20:12 |
 MANILA, Philippines – Cause-oriented groups expressed elation Wednesday over the Status Quo Ante Order issued on May 24 by the Supreme Court ordering a halt or suspension of the bidding process for the vital Angat Dam hydro-electric power plant (HEPP) in Bulacan.
The Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) and Initiatives for Dialogue and Empowerment for Alternative Legal Services (IDEALS), Inc. were pleased that the High Court recognized that “the issues and arguments we raised in our petition are substantial and that a status quo ante order is not only proper but rendered necessary by the situation.”
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 26 May 2010 20:18 )
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People cheer, jeer Aquino’s first SONA |
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Wednesday, 28 July 2010 22:09 |
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MANILA, Philippines – As President Benigno S. Aquino III delivered his first State of the Nation Address Monday, around 7,000 people from different NGOs and people’s organizations proved that they can be active audience even if they were not inside the halls of Congress.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 July 2010 22:20 )
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Keeping an eye on Aquino’s commitment to change |
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Sunday, 25 July 2010 16:15 |
MANILA, Philippines - The new administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III begins with an extremely high trust rating of 88 percent – higher than any of the post-dictatorship presidents. This is a measure of people’s belief in the commitment of the Aquino administration to reverse the anti-poor policies implemented during the regime of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo.
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Last Updated ( Wednesday, 28 July 2010 22:10 )
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Protest vs. EPIRA, Meralco and high electricity price |
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Friday, 07 May 2010 20:17 |
 QUEZON CITY - Electricity consumers led by the Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC) and labor partylist group Partido ng Manggagawa (PM) proceeded with their planned mass action in front of a Meralco branch here Thursday against power rate hikes despite the distribution utility’s announcement that it is cutting its generation cost by P1.26 per kWh beginning this month.
“Meralco’s announcement may have been prepared to diffuse the rapid buildup of protest against its unjust rates,” said PM spokesman Wilson Fortaleza, referring to the growing outbursts against power rate hikes that now even reaches the cyberspace prior to the announcement.
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Odious Debt in Public International Law |
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Thursday, 15 April 2010 16:21 |
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