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Maza chides Comelec's systematic repression vs progressive partylists

Submitted by mkbyn on Sun, 11/22/2009 - 7:14pm

Rep. Liza Maza today decried COMELEC’s recent junking of the petition of two progressive partylists Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) and union of government employees Courage for the accreditation of partylist groups in the 2010 national elections describing it as “systematic repression against progressive groups”.

“This systematic attack against legitimate and progressive parties critical of the current administration should stop. COMELEC is apparently denying the constitutionally mandated right of the marginalized sectors to be represented in the legislature,” Maza said.
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EO 845 go signal for Oil companies to rake in super profits- Maza

Submitted by mkbyn on Tue, 11/17/2009 - 3:31pm

Rep. Liza Maza of Gabriela Women’s Party today hit Arroyo’s Executive Order 845 that officially lifted the price cap on petroleum products and described it as a tool for oil companies to rake in super profits and for the Arroyo administration to continue increasing revenues from 12 percent expanded value added tax (VAT) on oil.

“Malacanang’s succumbing to oil companies rendered EO 839 worthless because they will be raising pump prices again. This reflects how the Arroyo administration favored those oil companies that claimed losses in revenues against the people devastated by the recent typhoons and who have lost their homes and livelihood,” Maza said.
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Maza protests VS Norberto Gonzales' appointment as DND Chief

Submitted by mkbyn on Mon, 11/16/2009 - 12:42pm

Rep. Liza Maza of Gabriela today denounced the recent appointment of National Security Adviser Norberto Gonzales as Defense chief as a “clear signal of how the military may possibly intervene in the electoral process in the May 2010 elections.”

“He is more militarist than the military, a hawk who was one of those who engineered the formation of the Inter Agency Legal Action Group (IALAG) and other militarist measures against activists. His appointment six months before the May elections is a foreboding sign,” Maza said.

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