August, 2009

Gabriela party-list Rep. Liza Maza said the timing of the issuance of the decision was meant to weaken the impeachment charges against Gutierrez.  read more »

The House committee on justice will vote next week on the sufficiency in substance of the impeachment complaint against Ombudsman Ma. Merceditas Gutierrez, the panel's chairman said Wednesday.  read more »

MANILA - After it was shelved for nearly four months, the House committee on justice on Wednesday resumed hearing the impeachment complaint against Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez to determine its sufficiency in substance.  read more »

With less than a year before the 2010 national elections, the House committee on Constitutional Amendments adopted the draft resolution calling for a constitutional convention (con-con) that would amend the 1987 Constitution, lawmakers said Wednesday.  read more »

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/26 August) –  A national support network will visit the 1,700 displaced Manobo villagers of Surigao del Sur and some 500 Mamanwas from Pantukan and Caarrasca will be held August 28 to September 1.             The National Solidarity Mission carries the theme, Pagbawi sa Kinabuhi, Pagbawi sa Yutang Kabilin (Reclaiming our Lives, Reclaiming our Ancestral Lands).  read more »

Gabriela party-list Representatives Liza Maza and Luzviminda Ilagan, for their part, said President Arroyo could be liable for treason by allowing the US troops to participate in counter-terrorism operations in the country.  read more »

Gabriela Representatives Liza Maza and Luzviminda Ilagan said the House committees on Foreign Affairs and Defense should investigate the planned stay of US troops.  read more »

MANILA, Philippines--The continued presence of American soldiers in some parts of Mindanao will be the subject of a congressional inquiry being pushed by the party list Gabriela in the House of Representatives.  read more »

DAVAO CITY (MindaNews/23 August) -- “The presence of U.S. troops in the country is a blatant intervention to the internal affairs of our country. In fact, their decision to continuously deploy U.S. soldiers in the Philippines not only violates our sovereignty but it also puts our national security under threat. We do not need G.I. Joes to fight our own battles,” Gabriela Women’s party representative Liza Maza said in a statement.  read more »

MILITANT lawmakers filed Resolution 1335 seeking for the House committees on foreign affairs and defense to probe the 600-US soldier counterinsurgency operation deployed in the country.  read more »

Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza however said the soldiers must leave since their presence is a blatant intervention in the internal affairs of the country.  read more »

In her statement, Maza demanded the immediate pullout of US troops in Mindanao, saying their mere presence was already a clear violation of the country’s sovereignty.  read more »

 

Malacanang should give priority to people’s health over the comfort of officials when traveling, and thus re-channel the P1.2-billion budget for the President’s executive jet to health service, party-list lawmakers said Wednesday. 

This call was made through House Resolution 1329 authored by eight party-list Representatives Satur Ocampo, Teodoro Casino, and Neri Colmenares of Bayan Muna; Liza Maza and Luz Ilagan of Gabriela; Joel Maglunsod and Rafael Mariano of Anakpawis; and Raymond Palatino of Kabataan.

 

 

Maging sa mismong Kamara ay matatag din ang paninindigan ng mga kontra rito at kahit umano magpalit pa ito ng pangalan, mapa-ConAss man o mapa-ConCon, ay hindi pa rin ito kakagatin ng tao.

Ang tinutukoy ni Gab riela partylist Rep. Liza Maza ay ang pagpihit ng mga kasamang mambabatas sa Kamara na idaan sa Constitutional Convention (ConCon) sa halip na ituloy ang naunang pina borang paraan na Consti tuent Assembly (ConAss).