Higher budget, tuition freeze top youth groups’ 8-point education agenda

On his proclamation day, Kabataan Partylist together with youth and student groups presented to President-elect Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III an eight-point agenda aimed at resolving the worsening education crisis.

“Gloria Arroyo will leave behind the most shameful and tragic legacy for Philippine education characterized by the lowest education spending, yearly tuition hikes, the highest dropout rate, unresolved corruption, disrespect of students’ democratic rights and freedoms and a systematic neglect of the government of the education sector,” said Kabataan Partylist …

Kabataan Partylist Rep. Raymond Palatino today bewailed the Ombudsman’s latest resolution clearing Pres. Gloria Arroyo, among others, in the still unresolved NBN-ZTE controversy.
“There can never be closure on the controversy for as long as the perceived masterminds continue to be off-the-hook. Neri’s suspension is nothing but a token move, is in fact moot and academic considering that he has a little over a month left in office,” Palatino said.
“What we need is definite closure, a venue for Arroyo, FG Mike and their cohorts to undergo trial for the most bombastic …