There has been a growing clamor and pressure from different sectors of society for the government to cancel VAT collections, especially on petroleum products in light of unabated oil price hikes. This has developed into a tactical demand from consumers as the Arroyo administration continues to defend the VAT burden and refuses to heed the people’s call for immediate relief amid an unprecedented economic crisis.
In President Arroyo’s latest State of the Nation Address, the administration once again voiced out its strong resistance to the removal of VAT, saying that its cancellation would result in huge budget deficit for the government. To justify continuous VAT collections despite growing public outrage, Arroyo attributed infrastructure investments, government subsidies and economic programs to revenues acquired through VAT collections.
27 June 2008
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Youth group gives out leaflets in LRT line 2 station
Members of Youth ACT Now! and its conveners, gave out leaflets in the Recto station of the LRT line 2 (Purple line) today at eight in the morning.
According to Youth ACT Now! spokesperson and National Union of Students of the Philippines [...]
Different student groups headed by Youth Act Now! Movement declared “vacation is over, let’s strengthen our ranks for youth power.”
“Here are the youth, ready and willing to organize their ranks for protest actions,” spokesman Alvin Peters said.
League of Filipino Students (LFS) president Vencer Crisostomo said the issue was no longer just the national broadband network (NBN) deal scandal, but students would also protest the government’s inability to address other issues including the rice crisis, education problems, and oil price hikes.
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May 31, ‘08 1:00p
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May 31, ‘08 5:00p
Bloggers’ Kapihan (http://bloggerskapihan.com) invites everyone to welcome whistle blower Engr. Rodolfo ‘Jun’ Lozada to the blogosphere.
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YOUTH ACT NOW! (Youth for Accountability and Truth Now!) announced in a press conference today that it would be holding a National Youth Assembly at the UP Diliman tomorrow, May 30, to kick off the opening of classes.
The National Youth Assembly will be attended by different schools in Metro Manila from the Taft, Katipunan, University Belt, Aurora consortia. YOUTH ACT NOW! convenors and representatives from De La Salle, College of St. Benilde, UP, PUP, Miriam, Ateneo, Adamson, St. Scholastica, UP Manila, UST, UE, FEU and Trinity College will lead the student delegation.
National Youth Assembly
May 30, 2008
1:00-5:00 p.m.
UP Bahay ng Alumni, University of the Philippines-Diliman
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ARTS AND MULTI-MEDIA WORKSHOP SERIES
University of the Philippines, Vargas Museum
Sponsored by YOUTH ACT NOW!
May 17, 1:00-5:00pm Basic Drawing
Lecture-workshop on the fundamentals of editorial cartooning. It starts with basic techniques followed by exercises on conceptualization. Class offers a survey on the history of the cartoons as a protest form.
Instructor: Prof. Neil Doloricon, Former Dean, College of [...]
YOUTH ACT NOW! (Youth for Truth and Accountability Now!) joined other concerned sectors and groups today in the “Lakbayan para sa katotohanan at katarungan” to Baguio.
YOUTH ACT NOW! Spokesperson Alvin Peteres called on the Supreme Court to uphold ‘public privilege’ or the people’s right to know over executive privilege in the Neri ruling.
“We call on the SC to reverse its decision on the Neri case. There is considerable clamor from youth and students for the Senate hearings on the ZTE to resume, especially this summer vacation when students can vigilantly witness the proceedings without being limited by school work and classes,” Peters said.
“On April 15, the Supreme Court en banc is set to take up the Senate’s Motion for Reconsideration on the question of executive privilege during its summer session in Baguio. Various groups will hold a caravan from Manila to Dagupan to Baguio to call on the SC to REVERSE its decision on executive privilege and uphold the public’s right to know. IT IS IMPORTANT THAT THE HIGH COURT UPHOLD PUBLIC INTEREST AND NOT BE A PARTY TO THE CONTINUING COVER UP OF CORRUPTION UNDER THE ARROYO ADMINISTRATION.”
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Summer ‘08 Beat the Break!
YOUTH ACT NOW! sets up Summer Camps today
YOUTH ACT NOW! (Youth for Accountability and Truth Now!) members, students and volunteers today set up Summer Camps to showcase the youth alliance’s program of action this summer vacation.
Dubbed ‘Summer ‘08 BEAT THE BREAK!’, YOUTH ACT NOW! said that its summer campaign aims to provide venues for youth and students to sustain the campaign for truth and accountability and ‘prepare for bigger things ahead.’