Economy

UP Mindanao irked by budget cuts amid fund wastage

UP Mindanao irked by budget cuts amid fund wastage

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Sep 12, 2013

“Government is fooling the students and the people when [President Benigno Aquino] said that government has no more fund for education, when he just distributed it to his political supporters,” said Arian Jane Ramos, Alyansa ng mga Aktibong Kabataan sa UP Mindanao (ANAK UP Min).

Students want pork rechanneled to state universities

Students want pork rechanneled to state universities

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Sep 05, 2013

“We want our money back. Re-channel the money to government agencies since the sole task of the legislative body of the government is just to create laws and we don’t need to transfer our addresses to the other districts just to win a scholarship from a congressman.” said Mariel Moralde, spokesperson of Anakbayan.

NEA wins over CDA in DANECO board

NEA wins over CDA in DANECO board

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Aug 24, 2013

CDA board chair Abenir Labja slammed the decision as a “conspiracy” to dismantle electric cooperatives in favor of “big power players like Aboitiz, Pangilinan and San Miguel.”

Law on Golden Rice ban urged

Law on Golden Rice ban urged

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Aug 23, 2013

Non-government organizations supporting organic food and farms want local and national laws to ban genetically-modified crops such as the controversial Golden Rice for its detrimental effect to health and farmers’ income.