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Women, allies lauded for relentless effort to have expanded maternity leave signed into law
By JANESS ANN J. ELLAO Bulatlat.com MANILA – Gabriela Women’s Party lauded various women’s groups and their allies for their relentless lobbying to see the expanded maternity leave bill, now a newly-signed law, through. All efforts, the group added, has finally paid off. “This is a product of the tireless campaigns and lobbying of various…
Stop rate rebasing until onerous fees resolved – WPN
Advocacy group Water for the People Network (WPN) is appealing to the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System – Regulatory Office (MWSS-RO) to halt the ongoing rate rebasing process that is expected to raise water rates in Metro Manila and its environs, saying the basis for determining future water rates remains unresolved. Concessionaires Maynilad and Manila…
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SC issues protection order for rights defenders
Officers of Karapatan, Rural Missionaries of the Philippines and Gabriela file a petition for writ of amparo and writ of habeas data before the Supreme Court, May 6. (Photo courtesy of Karapatan) “We reiterate that activism and the full exercise of our civil and political rights is not a crime. While we continue with our…
