“Adding 2 years to basic education and cutting the budget for State Universities and Colleges? Mr. President, you are all about ending corruption but your `dagdag-bawas’ moves are corrupting the future of our youth,” This was the statement of Terry Ridon, League of Filipino Students (LFS) National Chairperson on President Benigno Aquino III’s education related [...]
Mga pelikula ng pakikibaka
A return to the old ROTC law is a step backward towards institutionalizing military supremacy in the minds of the youth
“The petition-drive will prove to Malacanang that Pres. Aquino needs to heed the sentiments of the commuters and reject the MRT/LRT fare increase proposals,”
This was the statement Terry Ridon, national chairperson of the League of Filipino Students as student and youth groups launched their petition drive to oppose the MRT/LRT fare hikes at the very [...]
As students gear for fare hike protests
“What in the term ’social service’ does the DOTC not understand?”
This was how Terry Ridon, national chairperson of the League of Filipino Students described the planned fare increases in the MRT and the LRT which the Department of Transportation and Communication is dead-set to impose in the soonest possible [...]
“The country is not for sale, Noy. We will resist all efforts by government to further commercialize the education system with its commitment to public-private partnerships in government infrastructure and services.” This was the statement of Terry Ridon, national chairperson of the League of Filipino Students in reaction to President Benigno Simeon Aquino III’s State [...]
It is most disturbing that after the euphoria of the people in their aspirations for genuine change, such atrocities continue under the new government. We call on Pres. Aquino to abandon Oplan Bantay Laya II now.
Mr. President, there can be no genuine change without a rejection of US military intervention in Philippine soil. We cannot forever be under the beck and call of the Americans
Dear Mr. President, our first order of business is the immediate commitment of emergency funds to education.
“We will be vigilant, and we will watch you, Mr. President.”