Activity Updates


September 2010 - Launch of the maiden issue of the Focus on the Global South Policy Review

September 19 - In Malaysia will be held the forum called "Regional Strategy Meeting on Emerging Social and Cultural Concerns in ASEAN: Climate Change, South East Asian Peoples’ Right to Information, Labor Migration and Domestic Work and Platforms for Civil Society Engagement with the ASEAN."  Focus Philippines will make a presentation on "Building a Case for an ASEAN Protocol on Freedom of Information"

September 23 - 26 - Asean People's Forum in Hanoi, Vietnam. Fore more information, please send inquiries to the following: <apfhanoi-pc@aseanpeoplesforum.net>, <apfhanoi-ws@aseanpeoplesforum.net>. Ms Dorothy Guerrero, who is in the Bangkok office of Focus, seats in the Program Committee.

September 27 - October 1 - Freedom of Information Advocacy Week

September 23 - FOI Forum
     
September 27 - R2KRN will visit the Senate to renew the FOI campaign
     
September 28 - R2KRN will meet with Representatives of the Lower House

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DEAR READERS,

This issue, Focus on the Philippines zooms in on key developments in Congress, specifically Cha-cha and CARPER, which Rep. Walden Bello calls “two of the most controversial pieces of legislation this decade.” On Charter Change and Congress, FOP June includes ‘Politics failed our Constitution’, the Focus on the Global South Philippines position on this recent move in the House and Charter Change, which also identifies progressive provisions in the constitution that should be preserved. In ‘Burn that House down and rise from the ashes,’ Aya Fabros writes about her reflections on the House and puts forward some propositions on where to take things in relation to Congress, in the short and long term.

The issue also covers reflections, analysis and commentary on the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program Extension with Reforms (CARPER). Our new Congress rep, Walden Bello gives his own take on CARPER, in ‘CARPER: Latest episode in the battle for agrarian reform,’ as he explains his vote and relates some of his own experience in the House; while Mary Ann Manahan, Focus on the Global South Commons and Agrarian Reform lead person, presents her own analysis from the point of view of an advocate in the frontlines.

Finally, reflecting on both the personal and the political, Progressive Lawyer Arlene Bag-ao, counsel of the Sumilao farmers and close friend of slain peasant leader Rene Penas, also shares with us a very moving piece on Ka Rene and their shared struggle to achieve agrarian justice.

CONTENTS:
1.    Politics failed our constitution/ FOCUS ON THE GLOBAL SOUTH-PHILIPPINES PROGRAMME
a.     A Constitution Worth Defending (Matrix)

2.    Burn that House down and rise from the ashes/ AYA FABROS

3.    CARPER: Latest episode in the battle for agrarian reform/ WALDEN BELLO

4.    CARPER and the Continuing Struggle for Land/ Mary Ann Manahan

5.    Rene Penas: Agrarian Reform Advocate, Peasant Leader, Paralegal/ ARLENE BAG-AO

6.    FOCUS MONITOR: Viva Voce and the Ignoble Roll: List of Representatives who voted for HB 1109

7.    FOCUS STATEMENT ON KA RENE
8.    Links: 
a.    HR 1109
b.    PCIJ Matrix

 
 
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