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Read more about the article Women dance in protest Vs. SSS pension hike veto
WOMEN from various sectors say President Benigno Aquino III's veto on the bill seeking P2,000 pension increase of SSS members will not be good for the Liberal Party candidates this coming elections. The group protested in front of the Social Security System office in Bajada, Davao City on Tuesday.(Ace R. Morandante/davaotoday.com)

Women dance in protest Vs. SSS pension hike veto

As their form of protesting against President Benigno Aquino III’s veto of House Bill 5842, a bill seeking for the P2,000 increase in pension of Social Security System members, women from various sectors here held a flash mob in front of the SSS regional office Tuesday.

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Read more about the article Bishops decry militarization, mining; push gov’t peace talks with NDF

Bishops decry militarization, mining; push gov’t peace talks with NDF

Bishops of the Iglesia Filipina Independiente from South Central Luzon believed that mining, militarization in Lumad communities and the stalled peace talks between the government of the Philippines and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines are the reasons why the killings of indigenous peoples in Mindanao continue.

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Read more about the article Councilor says President’s veto on SSS pension deserves a ‘thumbs down’, supports call for override
WORKING MOM Davao City Councilor Leah Librado-Yap holds her son in hand during Thursday’s I-Speak Forum at City Hall to announce the city’s activities in observance of Children’s Month spearheaded by her committee on women and children. (davaotoday.com photo by Medel V. Hernani)

Councilor says President’s veto on SSS pension deserves a ‘thumbs down’, supports call for override

Councilor Leah Librado of the first district here expressed her support for the calls for Congress to override President Benigno Aquino III's veto to pass the law seeking for a P2,000 pension hike for members of the Social Security System.

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