Kabataan Partylist

Say goodbye to reelection bid, pro-Cha-Cha solons told

Despite its weekend schedule and the suspension of classes for the Christmas break, roughly 40,000 students and youth led by the Kabataan Party, the National Union of Students of the Philippines and Youth Against Charter Change and Tyranny (Y-CHAT) joined the inter-faith prayer rally in Luneta against Cha-Cha.

Present were student councils and organizations from the University of Santo Tomas, University of the East, San Beda College, Far Eastern University, La Consolacion College, University of the Philippines in Diliman and Manila, Ateneo de Manila University, Miriam College, Colegio de San Juan de Letran, Mapua Institute of Technology, Adamson University, Normal University, Philippine Christian University, De La Salle University, Polytechnic University of the Philippines and St. Scholastica’s College, among others.

Participating schools from the three main university consortiums in Metro Manila – Taft, University belt and Katipunan - earlier converged in front of De La Salle University, University of Santo Tomas and Miriam College respectively before heading to Liwasang Bonifacio at noontime and finally marching to Luneta in the afternoon.

Joining the students were out-of-school youth from different communities in Metro Manila, church-based youth organizations and local Sangguniang Kabataan officers. Delegations from schools in Southern Tagalog, Central Luzon, Baguio City and Ilocos region were also present. (more…)

“Con-Ass may be dead but we’ll surely remember their names on May.”

The warning was Kabataan Party president Raymond Palatino’s response to the recent turnaround made by the Lower House and Malacanang with its push for Charter Change (Cha-Cha).

“We can’t simply forgive their atrocities to the Filipino people and certainly, we won’t forget these people who were willing to compromise the country’s future for selfish political interests and ambitions,” Palatino stressed.

“Not only did they bend the rules and attempt to bastardize the Constitution, they betrayed the faith of their constituents whose interests and welfare they vowed to protect.”

Disappointed with Spice Boys

Palatino said the youth are particularly disappointed with young lawmakers and members of the former Spice Boys who supported the bid for a Constituent Assembly.

“We had our high hopes pinned on these young legislators. As a new breed of leaders, we expected that they will bring idealism and change in Congress and that they will not be constrained by partisan interest in defending democracy and the basic rights of the people.” (more…)

Student organizations from different state universities and private, Catholic schools are now gearing up for the mammoth prayer rally on December 17. (more…)

Youth Against Charter Change and Tyranny (Y-CHAT)
KABATAAN Party

URGENT

ATTN: REPORTERS/ NEWS DESKS

MEDIA ADVISORY

December 12, 2006

WHAT: Student Councils press conference (11:30 AM)

Simultaneous noise barrage (5:00 PM)

WHEN: December 13, Wednesday

WHERE: Conference room, 1st flr, Vinzons Hall, UP Dil.

State, Catholic schools to mobilize thousands on Sunday rally

The University of the Philippines Diliman and Manila Student Councils and the Sanggunian ng mga Mag-aaral ng Miriam College will lead other student councils from state universities and private, Catholic schools in a press conference tomorrow to announce the student and youth sector’s “12 Days of Con-Ass-free Christmas” and its participation in the mammoth prayer rally on December 17. (more…)

The Kabataan Party together with the National Union of Students of the Philippines and other youth groups today staged a protest at the Welcome Rotonda to celebrate “initial victory” over reports that the Lower House might “reassess” its position on the Constituent Assembly. (more…)

Various youth and student organizations under the Kabataan Party are set to storm the Batasang Pambansa tomorrow to show the youth’s defiance amid concerted efforts by administration lawmakers to railroad Charter change through Constituent Assembly. (more…)