“Whatever they call it, whether it’s Con-Ass or Con-con, the fact remains that the Filipino people oppose charter change under the Arroyo government. Once and for all, they should stop all this name game.”
Thus said Rep.Liza Maza of Gabriela Women’s Party today as GMA’s allies in the House of Representatives stir up efforts to amend the 1987 Constitution, this time through a Constitutional Convention (Con-con).
“We will neither participate in weaving Con-Ass nor listen to her windbags of deception. The real state of the nation, with most Filipinos suffering from poverty, will never be discussed within the red carpet hallways of Batasan nor will it be exemplified by Mrs. Arroyo’s own list of so called achievements and legacy.” read more »
Gabriela party-list Representative Liza Maza, on the other hand,
said Arroyo will be presenting “the same lies she peddled for seven to
eight years.” She called on the President to step down. read more »
“There’s something fishy in Malacañang!” said Gabriela solons Liza Maza and Luz Ilagan today as PGMA’s final State of the Nation Address draws near. read more »Click the images below for bigger versions:
Eight leftist party-list congressmen yesterday
declared they will boycott President Arroyo’s State of the Nation
Address (Sona) next week while three senators warned that they will not
take the matter sitting down should Malacañang and the House leadership
renege on their statements that the joint session of the two Houses
will not be used as a forum to convene a constituent assembly (con-ass). read more »
MANILA, Philippines—At least eight party-list lawmakers said Monday
they would also boycott the President's State of the Nation Address
(SONA) on July 27 and join street protesters instead in a "real SONA"
outside the Batasang Pambansa complex in Quezon City. read more »
DAVAO CITY (davaotoday.com)— Progressive lawmakers launched a
signature campaign against the Constituent Assembly right at the
homefront of Speaker Prospero Nograles, the close Arroyo ally pushing
for Charter change. read more »
MANILA, Philippines
- Eight militant lawmakers on Monday announced that they would boycott
President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo's ninth and last State of the Nation
Address (SONA) on July 27. read more »
THE eight-member progressive party-list bloc in
the House of Representatives does not believe the assurance of
congressional allies of President Arroyo that they will not convene the
House as a constituent assembly (con-ass)minus the Senate after Mrs. Arroyo’s ninth and final State of the Nation Address (Sona) on July 27. read more »
