Kabataan Partylist Executive Vice President Carl Marc Ramota today enumerated schools that are not implementing the Commission on Higher Education’s (CHED) anti-‘no permit, no exam’ policy memorandum.
Ramota said that the list is based on the compiled complaints of parents and students to Kabataan Partylist and NUSP’s (National Union of Students of the Philippines) ‘student report hotline’ with regard to the implementation of CHED memorandum 02-2010.
The CHED memo was borne out of House Bill 6799 or the Anti-“No-Permit, No-Exam” …

A big THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS to all those who participated in the Blog Action Day! Watch out for our next Blog Action Day soon.
Our event was also covered by ABS-CBNnews.com.
Here are excerpts from contributions to Blog Action Day: Real Heroes of EDSA:
for adarna, these were the youth activists of the First Quarter Storm
… let us not forget that this year we also mark the 40th anniversary of the First Quarter Storm. Let us honor the FQS activists who ignited the anti-fascist and anti-martial law movement during the Marcos era, they are …

‘Cabinet candidates’ part of ploy for Arroyo-dominated Congress

Kabataan Partylist Representative Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino today slammed the partylist bids of presidential son Pampanga Cong. Juan Miguel ‘Mikey’ Arroyo and Energy Secretary Angelo Reyes.
The young Arroyo is reportedly eyeing a partylist seat as a nominee for AGP, a partylist of security guards, while Sec. Reyes has announced that he will be a nominee for transport group 1-Utak.
“The Arroyos and their allies must stop mocking the partylist system. The partylist system is meant to ensure representation for marginalized sectors. Nobody in …

Here’s the round-up of contributions to today’s Blog Action Day on The Real Heroes of Edsa. We’ll be updating this post as more contributions come in.
If you aren’t done with yours yet, don’t fret. We won’t turn down any submissions until the day is done. Just don’t forget to include our official button image and link to this page.
tonyocruz.com Blog Action Day: A Tribute to Heroes
ederic@cyberspace Kabaliktaran ng People Power
adarna’s attic First Quarter Storm Activists: Real Heroes of EDSA
ang aking espasyo Remembering Two Edsas
project dennio They Tried to Forget but Failed
the accidental teacher Claiming the Spirit …

The EDSA People Power 1 Uprising showcased the collective action of the Filipino people in defeating martial rule and defying tyranny.  EDSA was the embodiment of a nation’s patriotism and unity in action. EDSA was People Power because it attested to the powers of a broad mass movement that marched as one to achieve a particular heroic goal.
Twenty-four years ago, for the youth of EDSA, it was yet another historic event that clinched its role as a significant political force and catalyst for change.  For the youth of today who were …

February 23, 2010
Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond “Mong” Palatino’s statements and reactions on issues and breaking news today:

On awarding of medals to arresting officers of Morong43
“We condemn it. It is a blasphemy. It is a shame and a bad example for the youth. The government is honoring torturers while torturing, prosecuting and jailing the truly honorable.”
Palatino said that they are humbled by the sacrifice and heroism of former youth leaders Jacqueline Gonzales, Janice Javier and Jane Balleta.
Gonzales was former chairperson of the University of the Philippines …

10 Reasons Why We Should Vote for Kabataan Partylist on May 10

1. KABATAAN is the first and only youth partylist in Congress today.
Kabataan Partylist is the only voice and representation the youth sector has in the House of the Representative. Kabataan’s election in Congress is also a first since partylist elections was first held in 1998.

2. KABATAAN is against tuition hike and exorbitant school fees.
Kabataan Partylist has been in the forefront of the campaign against skyrocketing tuition increases and dubious school fees. Even before our …

Twenty four years ago, our people toppled a tyrant.    On February 25, 2010 let us re-tell their stories.
On Thursday, we are enjoining all young Filipinos to blog about the stories of the real heroes of EDSA: our parents, grandparents, ates and kuyas, titos and titas, ninong and ninangs.
We may have been too young then or were not even born yet, but we can ask them to recount their tales of real-life heroism to us. What prompted them to join the uprising? What were their thoughts and feelings? What did …

Youth partylist to presidential bets
Make known your stand on per-pulse billing of cellphone calls

Kabataan Party-list Representative Raymond ‘Mong’ Palatino today called on presidential bets to speak on the halted per-pulse rate billing as per the granting of the Court of Appeals (CA) of a temporary restraining order filed by telecommunication giants Globe and Smart against the National Telecommunication Commission (NTC).

Palatino said that with 80 million mobile phone users in the Philippines, cheaper call and text rates and consumer rights are issues that candidates should address this 2010 elections. …