MARCH 17, 2022: NEWS HEADLINES UPDATES
MARCH 17, 2022: NEWS HEADLINES UPDATES
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Ateneo, La Salle students oppose presidential bid of Bongbong Marcos
Ateneo, La Salle students oppose presidential bid of Bongbong Marcos Published September 28, 2021 by Gabriela Baron Students from the Ateneo de Manila (AdMU) and De La Salle University (DLSU) voiced out their opposition over the possible presidential bid of former Senator Bongbong Marcos. In a joint statement, _they said Marcos’ possible presidential bid is a “revictimization of the survivors and fatalities of Martial Law.”_ “Marcos and his cronies have mercilessly taken countless lives, spilling the blood of innocent people and ripping loved ones away from their families. No amount of years passed are enough for us to forget especially when justice was never served, nor accountability taken,” the statement read. *“We denounce in the strongest possible terms this shameless bid to install another Marcos in the Malacañang. In an age of misinformation and the prevalence of historical distortion, we cannot forge.* We owe it to our predecessors — not just Ateneans and Lasallians like Edjop
Lacson-Sotto Tandem Wants Tuguegarao's Innovative 'People's Day' Replicated Nationwide
Lacson-Sotto Tandem Wants Tuguegarao's Innovative 'People's Day' Replicated Nationwide March 16, 2022 - A true "People's Day" like the one in Tuguegarao City in Cagayan - where government agencies go to the people to deliver services instead of the other way around - may be replicated nationwide under a Lacson-Sotto leadership. Sen. Panfilo "Ping" M. Lacson said this innovative program implemented by Mayor Jefferson Soriano is something that he and his vice presidential bet Senate President Vicente "Tito" Sotto III will promote wherever they go. "Napakaganda, napaka-innovative ng kanyang konsepto... Lahat ng pangangailangan ng mga tao nariyan na lahat. Dinala ni Mayor Soriano ang gobyerno sa mga tao sa halip na ang tao pupunta sa gobyerno (This is a very good, innovative concept. All basic services are delivered to the people)," Lacson - who is running for President under Partido Reporma - said in his speech at the consulta