“This SSS contribution hike is absolutely unconscionable. Workers are already dealing with increased water rates from both Maynilad and Manila Water, higher electricity rates from Meralco, and now they have to shoulder bigger SSS contributions,” Colmenares said.
“This is not just ships passing in the night. The USS Carl Vinson and its strike group represent the continuing US military aggression and intervention in Philippine affairs,” House of Representatives Assistant Minority Leader Arlene Brosas said.
“President Marcos Jr.’s empty promise of P20 per kilo rice has only led to a series of band-aid solutions that worsened food inflation. Now they want to declare an emergency that could open the floodgates to more imports. What happened to Marcos’ promises of food security and self-sufficiency?” Gaite asked.
De Lima revealed it was Nemenzo who confirmed to Sison the assassination attempt on his life and the disappearance of Carlos del Rosario, as well as Sison elder brother Francisco and his driver, “[i]n a testament to his commitment to the revolutionary cause.”
“What is specifically wrong with sharing these photos of the Mass when the MMDJ-4’s own Facebook page has posted ‘numerous’ photos of Masses held inside the jail (in the past)?” Lim asked.
“Curiously, he has failed to specify its location, leaving both the public and the NPA to speculate about which of the AFP’s ongoing military operations in approximately 20 provinces is targeting it,” CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said in a statement today.
In his first ever celebration of the Holy Eucharist after Christmas, Caloocan Bishop Pablo Virgilio Cardinal David said he is scandalized by the existence of political detainees in the Philippines.
The CPP said that guerrilla units of the NPA are now “creatively and wisely exercising flexibility” and frustrating much of the enemy’s strategy of gradual constriction and sustained military operations.
UMA said the legislation would fast-track President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s realization of predecessor Rodrigo Duterte’s vision of surrendering at least 20% or 1/5 of the country’s total agricultural lands to foreign corporations.
The entire nation is watching the House of Representatives as the clamor for accountability grows. The complaint is a just and legal option that should not be held hostage by electoral considerations, Makabayan said.
