People's SONA
People’s SONA
Some 6,000 protesters from across Davao Region march on Monday from different assembly points in Davao City to the rally area in the Freedom park. They later converge at the Rizal Park.
Teachers to wear black armbands vs. corruption, low pay
Teachers across the country mounted a protest action today dubbed as “Black armband Friday” to demand increase in their salary and to condemn President Benigno Aquino III’s "arrogant defense" of his controversial use of government savings called Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP).
Amid DAP ruckus, teachers’ groups call for wage hike, more incentives
In the wake of the controversy on the disbursement of government savings, various teachers’ groups on Friday pressed the Aquino administration to increase the salary and incentives of public school teachers, saying “the government has neglected the education sector particularly the public school teachers since President Aquino rose to power four years ago.”
In defending DAP, Aquino doing a Marcos
By challenging the Supreme Court, President Benigno Aquino III sounded like a Marcos who wanted things his way.
A real pig gets locked up during Monday’s Million Dollar March to symbolize the people’s rage against the pork barrel system or Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) of Congress which has been exposed to cases of corruption. (davaotoday.com photo by Jandy Ken Lizondra)
Impeach Aquino, critics say as SC declares DAP unconstitutional
The Supreme Court yesterday declared "some acts and practices” of the controversial Disbursement Acceleration Program (Dap), the National Budget Circular No. 541 and related executive issuances as "unconstitutional.”