“We are very happy and relieved that TV journalist Ces Drilon, cameramen Jimmy Encarnacion and Angel Valderama as well as peace advocate Prof. Octavio Dinampo, are now safe and free from the clutches of their abductors.” “They have been through a harrowing experience from which they would need more time and privacy to recover from. […]
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Roxas: Admin has become numb to people’s plight
March 9, 2008Senator Mar Roxas said the administration has become numb to the people’s plight and clamor for relief in the face of the steep climb of world oil prices, which, at $106 a barrel, has cascaded down to domestic pump prices and jacked up the cost of other key commodities. “Manhid na ang Palasyo sa patuloy […]
Roxas: Admin has become numb to people’s plight
March 9, 2008Senator Mar Roxas said the administration has become numb to the people’s plight and clamor for relief in the face of the steep climb of world oil prices, which, at $106 a barrel, has cascaded down to domestic pump prices and jacked up the cost of other key commodities. “Manhid na ang Palasyo sa patuloy […]
Roxas bewails rising poverty incidence in the face of supposed economic gains
March 6, 2008Senator Mar Roxas bewailed the rising incidence of poverty from 2003 to 2006 as reported by the National Statistical Cordination Board (NSCB), which said that the continued imposition of high taxes and rise in oil prices had worsened the problem. “Ipinapakita lang nito na ang pamahalaan ngayon ay bising-bisi sa pag-cover up ng mga kontrobersiya, […]
Mar Roxas for President in 2010 