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‘Progressive groups to set up protest centers March 20 By MARYA SALAMAT of Bulatlat.com
WHILE President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino is busy campaigning for his Team Pnoy, the impact of his programs and policies are driving the people especially the organized sectors to set up protest centers all over the country. “There’s a defeaning silence on oil price hikes by Team Pnoy,” Steve Ranjo, secretary-general of Pagkakaisa ng mga Tsuper at Opereytor Nationwide (PISTON), said at a press conference in Quezon City this Wednesday March 13. Oil overpricing is just one of the many things that aggra-
vates the people’s misery, Ranjo said, and they blame the Oil Deregulation Law for causing this. In his campaign for the presidency in 2010, Aquino had promised to look into the matter, but last year’s review committee which he formed only after many peoples’ protests, ended up absolving and defending the oil companies. The committee had relied only on the books and information the oil companies voluntarily shared to them. Against rising prices, privatization and the Aquino government’s handling of
More poor families get health insurance cards S
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OME 3,043 poor families from the three (3) barangays of this city received health insurance cards under the Philhealth Indigency Program from the city government headed by Mayor Vicente Y. Emano during outreach programs held there this week.
Estafa raps
THE syndicated estafa charges filed by the Department of Justice against incumbent Pagadian City Mayor Samuel Co for his alleged involvement in the P12-billion pyramiding scam committed by Aman Futures Group Philippines, Inc. was already raffled. See Raps/p. 7
Diesel plant
GENERAL Santos City–– The Alcantara Group has formally taken over the 102-megawatt (MW) Iligan diesel power plant from the Iligan City government at a total project cost of P1.2 billion, a company executive said on Thursday. See Plant/p. 7
Police on alert
ZAMBOANGA City––The Philippine National Police (PNP) has placed its forces on alert to thwart possible hostile actions by the Communist Party of the Philippines (CPP)-National Democratic Front-New People’s Army (CPP-NDFNPA) which is celebrating its 44th founding anniversary See Alert/p. 7
See Protest/p. 7
This is in line with the intention of the administration of Mayor Emano to ensure that poor families are not deprived of medical services. The mayor, together with Vice Mayor Caesar Ian E. Acenas, city councilors and department heads also brought basic government services to the constituents of the three barangays. Mayor Emano officiated the mass wedding of 73 couPinoy Improvisation A habal-habal driver hauls timber cut from the forests to the coastal villages in Hinatuan town ples, which was facilitated in Surigao del Sur where they will be used for fish cages. Residents resort to using motorcycles by the City Civil Registry, which also processed applito haul their products in lieu of four-wheel vehicles. Mindanews photo by Keith Bacongco
cations for birth registration of 331 children. The City Health Office and J.R. Borja Hospital provided medical assistance and free medicines to 5,400 patients, dental attention to 420 and circumcised 86 boys during the People to People Program. The City Public Library made available books and other reading materials, which were availed by 156 while the City Improvement Division provided free haircut to 353 residents. See Cardes/p. 7
Aquino signs into law absentee voting for media By Lilybeth G. Ison
President B enigno Aquino III has signed into law Republic Act No. 10380 or “An Act Providing for Local Absentee Voting for Media.” Deputy Presidential Spokesperson Abigail Valte, in a press briefing, said RA 10380 was signed by
the President on Thursday. “’Yung pertinent provisions lang po nito ay pwede na po ‘yung mga kasamahan po natin -- hindi lang po ‘yung mga reporter, pati po ‘yung mga technical staff -- na meron ho by reason of their functions, meron po ngayong trabaho sa araw ng eleksyon, ay pwede po kayong bumoto para doon
sa posisyon ng President, Vice President, senators, and party-list representatives,” she said. Valte said the Commission on Election, within 30 days of the signing of this law, shall promulgate the implementing rules and regulations. “Kasama po doon sa pag-balangkas ‘nung IRR,
ay ‘yung system of accreditation and verification ng mga miyembro ng media, ‘yung mga media practitioners, technical and support staff na magiging kwalipikado para mag-avail ‘nung local absentee voting,” she explained. “Marami ho tayong mga kasamahan sa media na ang hinaing nga po nila ay hindi
sila nakakaboto dahil nga naman nagko-cover po sila usually kapag araw po ng eleksyon. So finally, may pagkakataon na po kayo. Let’s take advantage of the new law so you can exercise your right to vote,” she said. The new law provides for absentee voting by the See Media/p. 7
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