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Mentors renew push for quality education

August 21, 2011 By ALDWIN QUITASOL


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BAGUIO CITY — Public educators from the different sectoral groups in the country
all over the country led by the Alliance of have been rallying the Philippine
Concerned Teachers (ACT) will gather for a government to prioritize the budget for
the 2nd National Leadership Training education.
Seminar to equip and enrich their skills in
molding a better environment for the Benjie Valbuena, acting chairperson
Philippine education here on August 23 to of ACT will share the education sector’s
25. issues as well as campaigns being led by
ACT. ACT is pushing for the recognition of
On the theme Organize and Build teachers’ rights and welfare. Among its
Alliances to Advance Teachers’ Rights and campaigns is upgrading of salaries, benefits
welfare for Quality Education, the seminar and working conditions of teachers specially
was aimed to make the mentors aware of the those in the public schools.
present national political, economic and
social situation and its impact to the ACT Secretary-General and Quezon
Philippine educational system. The seminar City Public Schools Teachers Association
include lectures on teachers rights and (QCPSTA) President France Castro will talk
welfare as well as responsibilities in about the importance of organizing and
different government agencies they relate building alliances to advance teachers’ rights
with. and welfare and quality education for all.

Among the speakers are: Bayan On August 25, the participants will
Muna Partylist Representative Teddy Casiño gather for a rally for a higher budget and
who will speak on the fight for a greater better quality education. The group will
budget for education in the national and converge at Session road. # nordis.net
sectoral context. Public school teachers and
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Magkatuwang ang DepEd at Intel Pinag-aralan at siniyasat ng Bureau of


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PNoy will only worsen anti-terror law — Bayan

August 21, 2011 By ALDWIN QUITASOL

BAGUIO CITY — The militant Bagong of the poor human rights record of the country.
Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan) said that the The group explained that the high amount was to
proposal of President Benigno Simeon Aquino act as deterrent to abuses. Different groups aside
III to amend the anti-terrorism law or the Human from Bayan alleged the HSA could be used for
Security Act of 2007 (HSA) is a dangerous human rights violations and place anybody
proposition as this will remove deterrents to under surveillance indiscriminately.
human rights violations.
Reyes questioned the timing of Aquino’s
Bayan Secretary-General Renato M. proposal. Is it to prove to the US that the
Reyes Jr. said that the proposed amendments Philippines is worthy of receiving more military
seek to give the anti-terrorism law more teeth. aid? Is this specifically timed for the 10th
He added that law enforcers will be given more anniversary of the 9-11 attacks? Why is this
leeway to conduct illegal arrests and detentions. even a priority now when the country is faced
with far bigger problems?” Reyes asked.
“Aquino seems oblivious to the
continuing cases of illegal arrests, torture and Under the law, Bayan said that the
other abuses that are being carried out by his law definition of “terrorism” is not clearly defined.
enforcement units,” said Reyes. These were the He said that section 3 of the terror law explains
reactions from Bayan after the Legislative “terrorism” as an act of “sowing and creating a
Executive Development and Advisory Council condition of widespread and extraordinary fear
(LEDAC) included the amendments to the HSA and panic among the populace in order to coerce
on 13 priority measures. the government to give in to an unlawful
demand.” According to Bayan, the parameters or
In the amendments, Aquino is proposing what constitutes this vague and loosely defined
that the penalties for law enforcers who commit crime of “terrorism” will eventually be
human rights abuses in the course of determined by Malacañang.
implementing the law be lowered. Bayan also
said that Aquino is seeking the removal of The group urged the Department of
provisions that demands notifications to persons Justice, the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and
being subjected to surveillance by state forces. the Commission on Human Rights to oppose the
proposed amendment to the HSA. Bayan also
According to media reports, Aquino said that they are expecting stronger opposition
after submitting proposed bills to congress was and actions from human rights advocates in the
quoted saying “who would want to be slapped house of Congress.
with a half million peso daily fine?.” He also
said that a law enforcement entity would be In 2007, Bayan with other organizations
frightened to arrest anybody despite strong questioned the HSA before the Supreme Court.
intelligence. The SC denied the petition of the groups saying
that no actual injury was inflicted on the
According to Bayan, the supposed pettitioners. #nordis.net
strong penalties for abuses were placed because
Budget sa edukasyon tinapyasan
Ni Gemma Garcia (Pilipino Star Ngayon)

MANILA, Philippines - Nagprotesta Hindi umano dapat mag-focus ang


kahapon ang mga militanteng kongresista at gobyerno sa pamimigay ng limos sa ilalim
ibat-ibang sektor matapos tapyasan ang ng CCT program sa halip ay bigyan ng
budget para sa social services kabilang na pagkakataon ang mga mahihirap na
ang edukasyon. estudyante na makapag-aral.

Nagrereklamo ang grupo nina Samantala, habang nagaganap ang


Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond Palatino budget deliverations ng sucs, sumugod ang
dahil sa napakalaking pondo na inilaan para tinatayang isandaang estudyante sa Batasan
sa conditional cash transfer program complex.
samantalang kakarampot ang pondo para sa
edukasyon. Tinangka ng mga ito na pumasok sa
Andaya hall kung saan ginagawa ang budget
Partikular na tinukoy ng kongresista hearing subalit naharang sila ng mga
ang pagtapyas ng P250.9 million sa security ng Kamara.
maintenance and other operating expenses
ng apatnaput limang State Colleges and Napilitan naman ang mga tauhan ng
Universities at pagtapyas ng P403 million Bureau of Fire na bombahin ng tubig ang mga
para sa personal services habang walang raliyista.
inilaang budget para sa capital outlay ng
lahat ng SCUs.

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