Archive for May 2007

Kabataan Votes Counted for ANAK in Manila, Batangas

May 16th, 2007 | By | Category: Balita

Kabataan Party on Monday said it has received reports from its poll watchers in Manila and Batangas that votes for the youth party-list are being counted for ANAK (Aangat Ating Kabuhayan) Party-list.
Sarah Katrina Maramag, Kabataan Party’s media officer, said this confirmed report from poll watchers might be a premeditated ploy to downgrade their votes.
Kabataan Party […]



On Hello Garci 3rd Anniv, TXTPower Relaunches Site, Endorses Kabataan, Warns vs Fraud

May 11th, 2007 | By | Category: Balita

Consumer advocacy and mobile activist organization TXTPower on Thursday openly endorsed Kabataan Partylist even as it warned against a repeat of the Hello Garci scandal in Monday’s elections.
Thursday was the third anniversary of the May 10, 2004 elections which were marred by the Hello Garci scandal which exploded following the discovery of an audiotaped cellphone […]



Kabataan Party-List: Texters’ Choice

May 11th, 2007 | By | Category: Liham at Pahayag

TXTPower has been fighting for consumer and political rights since 2001, and almost six years later, we are on the verge of having one of us in Congress. No, we are not running for partylist representative; TXTPower is strongly endorsing Kabataan Partylist.



Youth Against Debt Slams Senatoriables for Ignoring Debt, Education Issues

May 11th, 2007 | By | Category: Balita

The Youth Against Debt has criticized the senatorial candidates for allegedly snubbing its electoral study on the proximity of candidate’s platforms on the youth’s outlook on debt, the budget, and education.



Kaalagad Releases Guide for Voting

May 11th, 2007 | By | Category: Balita

Kaalagad Katipunang Kristiyano, an ecumenical communitarian movement that promotes biodiversity, gender mutuality, economic equity and pluralism, on Tuesday released a guide for choosing a candidate.



Coalition Asks Arroyo: Admit Existence of Ghost Child Prisoners

May 11th, 2007 | By | Category: Liham at Pahayag

The Coalition to Stop Child Detention Through Restorative Justice debunks claims by President Arroyo that children no longer suffer imprisonment with adult crime suspects in filthy police jails in violation of international human rights law.



Arroyo Wants Youth Offenders to Continue Studies, Engage in Livelihood

May 11th, 2007 | By | Category: Balita

President Arroyo on Monday ordered the Department of Social Welfare and Development to accommodate youth offenders in its 30-year-old National Training School for Boys in Tanay, Rizal so that they could continue their studies and even engage in livelihood programs while in jail.



10 Reasons Why We Should Vote Kabataan Party

May 9th, 2007 | By | Category: Liham at Pahayag

1. KABATAAN ito, kapatid!
Ang Kabataan Partylist ay natatanging partylist na itinatag, pinamumunuan, at itinataguyod ng mga kabataan para sa interes nating mga kabataan.



Mong Palatino: Mula Chairman Patungong Congressman?

May 8th, 2007 | By Roberto Andres | Category: Lathalain

Roberto Andres, Pinoy Weekly
Taong 2000, UP Diliman. Kampanya para student council. Kakaiba ang sigla ng mga aktibista. Usap-usapan maging ng mga propesor ang suporta sa kandidatong ikinakampanya ng mga estudyante at tinatawag nilang “Chairman Mong” –si Raymond Palatino.



Fil-Ams Launch Text Brigade for Kabataan and Other Party-List Bets

May 8th, 2007 | By | Category: Balita

Filipino Americans in the US yesterday launched Text Brigade Against Cheating and Killings (Text Back USA), a campaign for clean elections and in support of Kabataan Party and other party-list bets.