Press release – Action for Economic Reforms – 22 January 2013 Civil society groups involved in the sin tax, reproductive health and extractive industry transparency have come out openly to support the passage of the freedom of information bill (FOI). Speaking for Action for Economic Reforms, a lead civil society group in the successful campaign [...]
Joint statement of academics for FOI
Joint statement of academics for FOI 18 January 2013 We, the undersigned faculty of various universities, in our individual capacity as scholars and citizens, urge our Representatives in Congress to pass the Freedom of Information bill. We consider the bill an important piece of legislation to uphold our fundamental right to publicly-held information. As scholars, [...]
Civil Society asks, “Who’s killing who?”
Press Release – Action for Economic Reforms – 17 December 2012 Civil society responded to recent anti-sin tax statements that claimed the measure would kill the industry and posed the question, “Who’s killing who?” Dr. Antonio Dans of the UP College of Medicine stated that the final version of the bill would decrease smoking prevalence [...]
Kill Bill!
Kill Bill is the name of a film with two parts directed by the multi-awarded, creative and unconventional director, Quentin Tarantino. The film is about revenge, bloody but just. The Bride or Black Mamba (Uma Thurman), after surviving a massacre, she being the target, and after being in coma for several years, becomes the avenger. [...]
Bantay Bicam
The protracted process to pass the sin tax bill is about to end, with the reformers emerging victorious. The bicameral conference on the sin tax has had a couple of meetings to reconcile the House and Senate versions. The contentious issues revolve around the structure, the rates, the use of incremental revenues, and the burden [...]
Health community sign inhibition manifesto for Recto, Marcos
Press release – Action for Economic Reforms – 28 November 2012 Representatives of 41 health organizations signed a manifesto calling on Senators Ralph Recto and Bongbong Marcos to inhibit from the bicameral conference meetings on the sin tax bill. The groups, representing well over 500,000 members of the health community, gathered at the Philippine General Hospital [...]
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