Former Vice President Teofisto Guingona Jr has criticized the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), calling it one-sided and unfairly favoring Japanese interests.
“The unfair and one-sided provisions of the JPEPA encroach on the rights of the Filipinos to chart their own destiny,” Guingona said at a press conference held at the Miriam College by the Magkaisa [...]

Kabataan Party yesterday lauded the Supreme Court’s final decision to dismiss the rebellion charges against Beltran and the Batasan 5, saying the high court’s ruling serves as an early warning to the Arroyo administration to think twice before implementing the anti-terrorism law.
“This should teach Mrs. Arroyo and her cohorts that they cannot always have their [...]

All three branches of the government are joining hands to come up with solutions to put an end to senseless killings.
Sponsored by the Supreme Court, the National Consultative Summit on Extrajudicial Killings and Enforced Disappearances – Searching for Solutions will be held on July 16-17, 2007 at the Manila Hotel.
Representatives from the Executive and Legislative [...]

Christian youth group Student Christian Movement of the Philippines has welcomed the plans of Senator Antonio Trillanes IV to lead a Senate investigation on the extrajudicial killings and forced disappearances in the country.
SCMP chairperson Dion Carlo Cerrafon said they admire the young senator for bravely looking into their own ranks to clarify and hopefully pinpoint [...]

Youth Group Suspects Torture, Personal Threat Under AFP Custody
Militant youth group Anakbayan raised fears on the physical and emotional well-being of kidnapped University of the Philippines student Sherlyn Cadapan upon learning that she surprised her mother-in-law with a visit in May after almost a year of absence.
Suspected elements of the Armed Forces of the Philippines [...]

The Student Council Alliance of the Philippines earlier this month participated in an anti-tuition increase picket rally at Commission on Higher Education office in Pasig City.
The groups troop to the main office of the Commission to pressure and address issues on tuition and other fee increase. The group asserted that the memoranda and policies of [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

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