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August, 2008

Gabriela Solon Unimpressed as Forbes Tags GMA 41st Most Powerful

Press Release Posted on August 28th, 2008.

“This means nothing to ordinary Filipino women. We do not take pride in having President Arroyo tagged as the 41st most powerful woman in the world.”  read more »

HR 766 - Reject and Prevent the Implementation of the Unified Contract Scheme

Legislation Posted on August 28th, 2008.
Resolution urging President Gloria Macapagal-arroyo to reject and prevent the impending implemetation of anti-migrant unified contract scheme on Overseas Filipino Workers bound for Saudi Arabia

HR 765 - Discard the Mandatory Psychiatric Testing of OFWs

Legislation Posted on August 28th, 2008.
Resolution urging the Department of Foreign Affairs and the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration to discard the proposed mandatory psychiatric testing of the departing Overseas Filipino Workers, urging the agency to instead craft and implement effective measures on protecting domestic workers from various forms of abuses that are the usual causes of mental illnesses among them

Government Owes Nurses Five Years Worth of Salary HIke -Maza

Press Release Posted on August 27th, 2008.

“The government owes Filipino nurses five years worth of salary increases. RA 9173 or the Nursing Act of 2002 which was supposed to upgrade the basic pay of government nurses from salary grade 10 to not lower than salary grade 15 has not been implemented year after year.”  read more »

Pass RH Bill Now to Help Address Increase in HIV Cases -Maza

Press Release Posted on August 27th, 2008.
Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Largoza Maza today said the reported increase in the number of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) cases in the country should prod Congress to immediately pass the Reproductive Health Bill.
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Gabriela solons seek probe on US Intrusion, Agenda in Mindanao

Press Release Posted on August 27th, 2008.

Gabriela Women’s Party Representatives Liza Maza and Luz Ilagan initiated today the filing of  House Resolution 754 “A Resolution Directing the House of Representatives Committees on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Peace, Reconciliation and Unity to investigate the alleged intrusion of the United States government into the peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and use the same as a vehicle for its economic agenda and permanent military presence in violation of the Philippine Constitution and recomm  read more »

HR 754 - US Agenda in the GRP-MILF Peace Process

Legislation Posted on August 26th, 2008.

A resolution directing the House of Representatives Committees on Foreign Affairs, Defense and Peace, Reconciliation and Unity to investigate the alleged intrusion of the United States government into the peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and use the same as a vehicle for its economic agenda and permanent military presence in violation of the Philippine Constitution and recommend measures thereof

Public Consultations Before Charter Change

Press Release Posted on August 25th, 2008.

Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza today called on Congress to stop yielding to Malacanang’s call for Charter Change. “Let us not allow Congress to become the wielder of the wedge that will divide our people further. This is the last thing our country needs.”  read more »

Despite Talks Of Renegotiation: Intensified Militarization, Arroyo’s Ddr To Erode Mutual Confidence In GRP-MILF Peace Talks

Press Release Posted on August 22nd, 2008.
Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Largoza Maza today renewed calls for the immediate cessation of hostilities and bombings in contested areas in Mindanao and for the immediate resumption of peace negotiations between the government and the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.

“The call for peace is urgent. Intensified militarization will only further erode the mutual confidence required for the resumption of peace negotiations between the government and the MILF.”
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HR 741 - Aerial Spraying in Plantations

Legislation Posted on August 20th, 2008.
Resolution directing the Committees on Ecology and Health to conduct  and inquiry, in aid of legislation, into all possible alternatives to aerial pesticide spraying in plantations to avoid damage to the environment and to the health of plantation workers and adjacent community residents

HR 740 - Bankruptcy and Suspension of the Pre-Departure Loan Program

Legislation Posted on August 20th, 2008.
Resolution directing the Committee on Overseas Workers' Affairs to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, into the alleged bankruptsy and suspecion of the Pre-Departure Loan Program (PDLP) of the Overseas Workers' Welfare Administration and recommend measures to revive and make the program more useful to our OFWs

Unpopular President Pushing Unpopular Cha-cha is Suicide; All systems go for Anti-Chacha Movement

Press Release Posted on August 12th, 2008.

"Its all systems go for the Anti-Cha-cha movement. Charter change has consistently been rejected and it will be rejected once more." Thus said Gabriela Women's Party Representative Liza Maza as Malacanang announced that it's now "all systems go" for Charter Change.  read more »

GMA's Cha-cha route Tainted with Bangsamoro Murder, Treachery -Maza

Press Release Posted on August 11th, 2008.

“Putting on the line the slaughter of communities, deviously invoking the Bangsamoro’s rightful claim to their homeland and the peace process in laying the carefully calculated plan for Charter Change cannot be anything but mass murder and outright treachery.”

Thus said Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza in a press conference denouncing President Arroyo’s renewed bid for Charter Change via federalism.  read more »

HR 724 - Non-implementation of Nursing Law of 2002

Legislation Posted on August 11th, 2008.

Resolution Directing The House Of Representatives Committee On Appropriations, And The Committees On Oversight And Health, To Conduct An Inquiry, In Aid Of Legislation, Into The Failure Of The National Government To Implement The Upgrading Of Salary Level Of Government Nurses Since The Effectivity Of Republic Act No. 9173, Otherwise Known As The Philippine Nursing Law Of 2002, And For Congress To Include The Corresponding Budget Needed For Its Implementation In The Annual General Appropriations

Esperon Blunder is Testament of GMA's Peace Policy

Press Release Posted on August 6th, 2008.
Gabriela Women's Party Representative Liza Maza today joined calls for the immediate resignation of Peace Adviser Hermogenes Esperon.

"He is not worthy of his position. The Memorandum of Agreement that supposedly marked a breakthrough in the peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) has failed to undergo a thorough and sincere process of consultation among stakeholders. Somebody has to take responsibility and heads should roll," said Rep. Maza
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Inflation Rates To Intensify Hunger; Reveal Gma Failure In Poverty Alleviation

Press Release Posted on August 5th, 2008.

Gabriela Women’s Party Representative Liza Maza today called for immediate price intervention from the Arroyo government with runaway inflation, now at 12.2%, hitting the poor hardest.  read more »

HR 712 - Cuban 5

Legislation Posted on August 5th, 2008.
Resolution Expressing The Deep Concern Of The House Of Representatives Over The Continuous Human Rights Violations Against The Five Cuban Anti-Terrorist Activists, Who Are At Present Detained In U.S. Prisons, Serving Four Life Sentences And 75 Years Collectively, After Being Given What Their Families, Human Rights Organizations, And The National Assembly Of The People's Power Of Cuba Assert To Be Wrong Conviction By The U.S. Federal Court In Miami, And The Earnest Call To Bring About Justice For The Cuban Five

Molestation of Bleustar Workers Prods Immediate Passage of Anti-Sexual Harassment Amendments

Press Release Posted on August 5th, 2008.
Gabriela Women's Party Representative Liza Maza expressed today her support for the workers of Bleustar Manufacturing Incorporated as she filed a resolution seeking to look into the implementation of the Anti-Sexual Harassment law of 1995.

"The experience of women workers in Bleustar Manufacturing Incorporated shows us the increasing vulnerability of women workers to gender violence and sexual harassment in the workplace as well as the toothlessness of existing sexual harassment laws," said Maza.
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HR 707- Probe on the Prevalence of Sexual Harassment Cases and Compliance of Firms to the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995

Legislation Posted on August 4th, 2008.
Resolution Directing the House of Representatives Committee on Labor and Employment and the Committee on Women and Gender Equality immediately conduct an investigation, in aid of legislation, into the prevalence of cases of sexual harassment perpetrated against women workers in establishments employing mostly women, and into the compliance of such firms to the provisions of RA 7877 or the Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995.