Bayan Muna: the PNP violated its own procedures, media not to blame
Heads must roll
Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño today declared that the hostage crisis fiasco “aside from a rude wake up call to government, is a clear eye opener on how the Philippine National Police is definitely ill-prepared for crisis situations beyond its contests and dry runs that are all for show.”
“Firstly, the PNP officials and operatives on the ground practically violated its own Manual on Operational Procedures (PNPM-DO-DS-3-1) it updated on March 2010. It violated the following sections of Rule 26 on Hostage Situation/Barricaded Situations to wit:
Posted on Aug 25 by Administrator
Charge Gloria Arroyo for unliquidated cash advances
Bayan Muna to Ombudsman:
Reacting to reports on unliquidated cash advances by the different government agencies of the last administration, Bayan Muna Rep. Neri J. Colmenares said yesterday that the Ombudsman should charge Gloria Arroyo and her cabinet members like Norberto Gozales for failure to liquidate funds. “In the Commission on Audit 2009 Report, the Office of the President has yet to liquidate more than P405M. If Arroyo and her cabinet members has, as of today, failed to liquidate their advances, they violated the Revised Penal Code and the Ombudsman should do her job and take immediate action on this issue, if she is really intent in prosecuting all public officials fairly ” Colmenares said.
According to Art. 218 of the Revised Penal Code, public officials who vacate their office are required to liquidate all public funds in their custody within two months after their separation from office by resignation or any other cause. The Ombudsman should have charged the former president for violation of the Rules and Regulations regarding liquidation of cash advances or the COA Circular 97-002 a long time ago,” Colmenares said.
Posted on Aug 20 by Administrator
Bayan Muna Pushes Gov’t to adopt a Human Rights Agenda
Bayan Muna urged the Aquino administration to adopt a Human Rights Agenda that will address the dismal human rights condition in the country today. In his privilege speech, Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Javier Colmenares reminded the administration of the importance of a Human Rights Agenda especially in a country that has become notorious for unsolved human rights violation cases.
Colmenares called for the immediate release of the 43 health workers or the Morong 43, who were illegally arrested and detained for almost half a year now. Around 200 families and supporters of the Morong 43 were also at the plenary session.
Posted on Aug 11 by Administrator
Congress to probe ERC's adoption of price-setting method making power rate hikes more frequent
In the face of impending rate hikes
In an effort to prevent the impending series of rate hikes by power producers and distributors, Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño has filed a resolution in Congress probing the Energy Regulatory Commission's (ERC) adoption of the Performance-Based Regulation (PBR) methodology that "clearly favors the upward adjustment of electricity rates by both public and private power distributors to the detriment of the public.”
House Resolution 191 authored by Casiño and fellow Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares seeks an investigation by the House Committee on Energy on the August 2007 ERC decision to adopt the Manila Electric Company's (Meralco) proposal to set rates using the PBR methodology that has resulted in more frequent hikes in electricity rates.
Posted on Aug 11 by Administrator
Uphold the people’s interest in HLI, P-Noy Urged
Bayan Muna urges Pres. Benigno Aquino to make a stand and uphold the interest of the thousands of farmers in the Hacienda Luisita, Inc. long deprived of their right to own the land they till.
“President Noynoy’s effort to disengage himself from the issue by divesting his shares in the Cojuangco company is of good intention but is not enough an effort so he can fulfill his duties and responsibilities to the people. He is still the president of the country and being the top official of the land, should uphold the law. To really detach himself from the issue is to forget about his blood relations with the HLI executives and focus on upholding justice, that is one of the pillars of the Consitution.” Bayan Muna Rep. Neri Colmenares says.
Posted on Aug 10 by Administrator
The role of the progressive party list bloc in the 15th Congress
Privilege speech delivered by Bayan Muna Rep. Teddy Casiño
August 3, 2010
Mr. Speaker, my distinguished colleagues.
At the opening session of the 15th Congress last week, Bayan Muna and the other partylist organizations comprising the progressive party list bloc – Gabriela Women's Party, Anakpawis, Kabataan, and Act Teachers Party – voted with the majority in electing Congressman Feliciano Belmonte as Speaker of the House.
Marami ho ang nagtatanong. Ngayong nasa mayorya kami, kami ba daw ay mananahimik na? Pipigilan ba daw namin ang sarili sa pag-kwestyon sa mga disisyon at legislative agenda ng administrasyon at ng liderato ng Kamara? Magbabago na daw ba ang aming papel bilang mga kritiko ng status quo at ng gobyernong nagtataguyod nito?
Posted on Aug 08 by Administrator
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