The Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP) condoled with the victims of the Magnitude 7.8 earthquake in southern Mindanao and urged Filipinos to provide assistance to survivors of the country’s strongest tremor in the past five decades.
“This is a textbook example of a public official bleeding the government dry for personal comfort…There is no operational necessity for an undersecretary to be pampered in business class,” AHW’s complaint reads.
Monday’s destructive earthquake would have been much worse if it happened a few minutes later when the schoolchildren were already inside the school buildings and without the simulations and drills.
Mamamayang Nagmamahal sa Pakil (MaNaPak) reported construction-related activities have continued on site. MaNaPak called on API to immediately comply with the order, stating that defying a government order demonstrates lack of respect for the law.
“Marcos Jr.’s bid had received international criticism from groups concerned with violations of human rights and international humanitarian law under his leadership, including the recent Negros 19 massacre,” BAYAN-USA said.
Taking advantage of the presence of Senator Francis Escudero, a member of the previous majority led by Cayetano, the eleven members of the previous minority declared a quorum and elected Senator Sherwin Gatchalian as the new Senate President Pro Tempore.
A new Jose Maria Sison book titled “Little Book on Fascism and How to Fight It” had been launched in The Netherlands on Saturday. Sison’s
ACT has consistently criticized the government about the festering crisis. While corrupt government officials fund irregular flood control projects, ACT said the hapless students and teachers suffer dangerously hot conditions inside classrooms during daytime.
Of the four unfinished bridge projects in Tuguegarao City, three were proposed by Cagayan Third Congressional District Rep. Joseph “Jojo” Lara cumulatively worth P9.3 billion.
When Supertyphoon Uwan hit in November last year, Cagayan Valley’s biggest city was left with only one bridge open. Three were closed to traffic while three others projects have yet to be finished despite years of construction and billions spent.
