Education summit, an education sham Students call for ‘overhaul’ in education system Press Release January 30, 2007 A day before the Arroyo government’s scheduled Education Summit, the League of Filipino Students together with other youth groups called for a “general overhaul” of the country’s educational system and a reversal of the “rotten neoliberal policies” currently [...]

Myth: The increases in oil pump prices are justified and are reasonable because world market prices are increasing.

Fact: The oil companies have been overpricing their products and exploiting increases in the world market to rake super profits. We should investigate these and stop the oil companies from unjustly increasing prices.

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“It is not true that the VAT removal will only benefit the rich consumers. Data will show that the VAT removal will result in concrete effects for many poor consumers. Various goverhment agencies have so far failed to debunk this conclusion,” Reyes said.

The League of Filipino Students (LFS) today said that the Commision on Higher Education’s (CHEd) current tuition policy favors “profit-greedy school owners” and is “biased against students and parents.”

An insightful read: Rey Tabbada, a Bulatlat reporter, interviews Prof. Jose Ma. Sison on the State of UP activism during his time and at present.

THE militant League of Filipino Students (LFS) said that People Power remains the best weapon of the people in advancing democracy and fighting tyranny and corruption. The statement was made as members of the LFS joined other organizations and sectors in the seventh anniversary of People Power II that toppled then President Joseph Estrada. The [...]

How do we, the youth and students in particular, revive mass protests during these times?