Below is the mission and Vision of Kasangga Partylist provided thru E-mail.

Ang tagumpay ng mga MICRO-ENTREPRENEUR sa larangan ng maliit na pamumuhunan ay patuloy na nagbibigay ng inspirasyon sa mamamayang Pilipino na tumayo sa sarili nilang mga paa.

Ang mga Pilipinong MICRO-ENTREPRENEUR ay matibay na haligi ng ekonomiya at salamin ng kakayahan at determinasyon ng bawat sektor na gamitin ang lakas at talino upang palaguin ang kanilang kabuhayan na siyang sukatan ng kaunlaran ng ekonomiya ng bansa.

Dahil sa ambag na ito ng mga MICRO-ENTREPRENEUR, isinilang ang layunin ng Kasangga sa Kaunlaran, Inc. (Kasangga) na buklurin ang mga MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS upang magsilbing maaasahang kaagapay ng ating lipunan tungo sa kaunlaran at serbisyong pangkomunidad.

Paglakas ng Kasangga

Ang Kasangga sa Kaunlaran, Inc ay samahan ng mga MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS o maliit na namumuhunan mula sa iba’t ibang sektor tulad ng transportasyon, market vendors, may kapansanan, magsasaka, kabataang propesyonal, kababaihan, maliit na negosyante, at iba pa.

Noong Abril 7, 2006, ginanap sa Maynila ang Kauna-unahang pambansang pagtitipon ng Kasangga sa Kaunlaran, Inc. Dito binalangkas at pinagtibay ng mga lider organisasyon mula sa iba’t ibang rehiyon ang prinsipyo, layunin at direksyon ng samahan.

Layunin ng Kasangga

1. Pagpapalaganap ng sapat at wastong kaalaman hingil sa micro-entrepreneurship.
2. Buklurin at pag-isahin ang mga micro-entrepreneurs upang maging instrumento sa pagpapaunlad at pagpapanatili ng kaayusan sa ating bayan.
3. Mapangalagaan ang hanapbuhay ng mga micro-entrepreneurs upang higit at tuluy-tuloy na mapalakas ang ating ekonomiya bilang kontribusyon ng Kasangga sa pagunlad sa lipunan.
4. Maglunsad ng mga pag-aaral pangkabuhayan upang patuloy na tumaas ang antas ng kamulatan at upang higit na umunlad ang kasanayan sa gawaing micro-entrepreneurship.
5. Magbalangkas ng mga batayang gawain sa pamamagitan ng mahusay na pakikipagpalitan ng kaalaman at pakikipag-ugnayan sa mga organisasyong pangkabuhayan na nagbibigay ng iba’t ibang uri ng suporta.
6. Maglunsad ng iba’t ibang socio-economic projects na magpapakilala sa katangian ng organisasyon.

Prinsipyo ng Kasangga

Ang Kasangga sa Kaunlaran ay naniniwala sa nagkakaisang samahan na nagtataguyod ng lubusang pag-unlad ng mga mamamayan.

Ito’y isang kilusang tagos sa puso ng mga MICRO-ENTREPRENEURS na naniniwalang ang paghahanapbuhay at paglikha ng mga maliliit na negosyo ang siyang matatag na ekonomiya at masiglang lipunan.

Ang Kasangga sa Kaunlaran ay lubos na naniniwala sa kakayahan ng mga
Pilipino bilang likas na matulungin, malikhain, at masinop. Naniniwala itong ang paglilingkod at pagtulong sa kapwa ang motibasyon at inspirasyon ng organisasyon.

Paninindigan at mithiin

K – kasangga ng sambayanan para sa kaunlaran

A – aksyon agad

S – sandigan ng matatag na republika

A – aktibong kalahok sa kaunlaran

N – nagkakaisa sa diwa at aksyon

G – gabay at huwaran

G - gawaing makabayan at patriotiko

A – alagad ng poong maylikha para sa kapwa at bayan

If there are other partylist that needs to be known thru this blog email me at dexfamily[at]gmail[dot]com.

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Below is the link that they have made which I believe is a very good source of information.

Profiles were based on interviews, congressional records, and published articles/podcasts on the senatorial candidate. The students were specifically assigned to include their background and their stand on specific issues such as the VFA, the extra-judicial killings, family planning, divorce, and education. However, because of the limited number of students in this project, not all the senators have been covered. Only those with links ahve write-ups. In any case, we hope this class project will help the reader make an informed choice in the upcoming Elections.

The official senatorial candidates are:
Edgardo J. Angara (Laban),
Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III (Liberal Party),
Joker P. Arroyo (Kabalikat ng Malayang Pilipino),
KaMartin D. Bautista (Ang Kapatiran),
Felix C. Cantal (Philippine Green Republic Party),
Alan Peter Cayetano (Nacionalista Party),
Joselito P. Cayetano (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan),
Melchor Chavez (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan),
Anna Dominique Coseteng (Independent),
Michael Defensor (Lakas-CMD);
Ruben Enciso (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan),
Francis Joseph “Chiz” Escudero (Nationalist People’s Coalition),
Antonio Estrella (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan),
Richard “Goma” Gomez (Independent),
Gregorio “Gringo” Honasan (Independent),
Jamalul Kiram (PDSP),
Panfilo Lacson (UNO),
LorenLegarda (Nationalist People’s Coalition),
Oliver Lozano (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan),
Vicente Magsaysay (Lakas-CMD);
Cesar Montano (Lakas-CMD),
Teresa Aquino-Oreta (Nationalist People’s Coalition),
Eduardo Orpilla (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan),
John Henry Osmeña (UNO),
Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan (Liberal Party),
Zosimo Jesus Paredes (Ang Kapatiran),
Prospero Pichay (Lakas-CMD),
Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel (PDP-Laban),
Ralph Recto (Lakas-CMD),
Sonia Roco (Aksyon Demokratiko);
Luis “Chavit” Singson (Lakas-CMD),
Adrian Sison (Ang Kapatiran),
Vicente “Tito” Sotto III (Nationalist People’s Coalition),
Antonio Trillanes IV (UNO),
Manuel Villar Jr. (Nacionalista Party),
Victor Wood (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan),
Juan Miguel Zubiri (Lakas-CMD)

Thanks to the students who made good research about this senatoriables. I do hope they got good grades from Sir Rek.

BABAE KA is a sectoral women’s party-list organization advocating and promoting the rights and welfare of marginalized and under-privileged Filipino women through participation in the political and democratic process and policy reforms.

The organization’s membership is composed of women, 18 years and above, of varied occupations, educations, interests, ethnic origins, and religious beliefs. Men who have contributed to the cause of the sector are also accepted to the organization as “honorary women.”

BABAE KA has evolved from being a cause-oriented civil society organization at the time it was organized in early 2005 to a comprehensive women’s political party.

Initially named as Kababaihan para sa Inang Bayan or Kababayan, the organization first focused its efforts in the delivery of basic services to poor and needy communities thru medical and dental missions, livelihood projects, skills trainings, counseling, social and political awareness discussions and similar socially relevant programs.

To date, the organization’s efforts has benefited more than 45,000 indigents largely women and children in urban poor communities in Metro Manila, Southern Tagalog, Central Luzon and other parts of the country.

The decision to convert the organization into a women’s political party and participate in the party-list election system stemmed from the realization that the sector needs genuine representation in the House of Representatives.

If elected, BABAE KA could make a difference by bringing direct services to its constituents at the grassroots level, and mobilizing the women sector in productive and constructive activities that would contribute to nation building and development.

For more information about BABAE KA party-list, please email us at babae_ka@yahoo.com and babaeka@lycos.com, or visit our website at http://babaeka.tripod.com.

Thank you very much.

Rosalinda Dagami
Chairperson

Ruth Vasquez
President

You can see some information about them at their website.

Hello Friends,

I’m running for partylist representative under
KALAHI.

Your support for KALAHI will be a big boost to our
campaign to represent the OFW sector and their
families in Congress to provide them better protection
against abuses in foreign countries where they are
working.

Our co-member is Russel Contemplacion, who is the
daughter of Flor Contemplacion, who we remember as the
Filipina domestic helper in Singapore accused by a
Singaporean of killing his 3-year old son and his
maid Delia Magat. Despite evidence that proves the son
died of accidental drowning in the bathroom and that
in a fit of rage it was the Singaporean who strangled
Delia Magat to death, Flor Contemplacion was convicted
and sentenced to death.

If elected in Congress, we shall push for more legal
protection and assistance to our more than 10 million
OFWs around the world. And we shall endeavor also to
bring more concrete programs and projects to the
countryside in order to spur economic growth that will
propel this nation to further development. This will
create more economic opportunities and jobs so that no
Filipino shall be forced to go abroad and leave
his/her family to find work.

Please support KALAHI this election. Please Vote
KALAHI for partylist! For more info or suggestion,
please contact Sandy Rabadon at her email address:
sandyrabadon@gmail.com

Thank you very much.

Atty. Karlo F. Nograles
KALAHI – Nominee

Whos is Dr. Martin D. Bautista?

You can see his story at his blog site ” On My Way Home ”

Here is a brief description of Him that could be found at his site

After graduating from the UPCM in 1989 I went to the US for internship, residency in Internal Medicine, fellowship in gastroenterology at the State University of New York, Brooklyn.

I taught Physical diagnosis to 3rd year med students full-time for one year at the SUNY medical school.

My wife and I maintained a practice in Oklahoma from 1996-2006. We have 4 daughters.

And now, we have come home.

Here’s a quote from Dr. Martin Bautista that i found over Angela Viloria blog

“I invite all of you to join me. I am personally willing to bet everything material that I possess that if we ordinary citizens were to become aware that the power to change our country lies in each of us, then we can all work together in redeeming our Philippines. All the political dynasties with their innumerable guns, armies of goons, unlimited gold, and Comelec will not stop an idea whose time has come.”

I have also heard that the 3 candidates of Kapatiran will be supported by El Shadai.

Another quote I like on his post is

One very important lesson I learned from my years in the US is that we Filipinos are equal to Americans. Sounds simplistic but I think this national insecurity we harbor is at the root of our inability to get a good deal from the international community. The American people will understand why we were forced to embark upon this perilous course if they see the terrible situation we find ourselves in, that this is basically a matter of survival.

A new set of Politician to watch out.

The Genuine Opposition announced its official economic platform which includes more job generation, cheaper power and medicines and no new taxes.

GO also vowed to block any attempt to amend the Constitution by whatever mode.

Based on its platform, GO will sponsor and support legislative initiatives that would:

1. generate more jobs through labor-intensive infrastructure projects in the rural areas;
2. increase budgetary allocations for education at all levels;
3. substantially lower the cost of medicines;
4. lower the costs of transportation and power through the development of domestic sources of renewable energy;
5. reject any new tax and improve tax administration;
6. grant prosecutorial powers to the Commission on Human Rights and de-emphasize the heavily militarist approach in counter-insurgency;
7. contribute to the arrest of global warming;
8. organize additional support programs for overseas Filipino workers;
9. reinforce the role of the press as watchdog against graft and corruption by decriminalizing libel and increasing penalties for harm done to news persons;
10. and institute other meaningful economic reforms.

Bayan muna has launched their advertisement in the youtube.A music video entitled “Awit ng Pag-asa,” is the first information campaign material of Bayan Muna that could be seen by anyone at www.youtube.com as shown below. Casiño said the MTV was made using a moviemaker of Windows program.

At the end it is us voters who will choose, Choose the best. It is in your hands.

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Below information is provided by Bagong Tao Movement Website ( http://www.bagongtao.com )

WHAT IS THE “BAGONG TAO MOVEMENT”?

The Bagong Tao Movement (BTM) was founded in 2003 by college graduates of the University of the Philippines (Diliman, Q.C.) who believe that before we can truly make any lasting changes in the socio-political and economic situation which the country badly needs today, there must, first of all, be a transformation of the hearts, minds and attitudes of the individual Filipino. BTM and its coalition partners firmly believe that if only the Filipino people who pride themselves to be the only Christian country in Asia,  would only practice what they supposedly believe either as Christians or even Moslems, then, we would not have the kind of graft and corruption so prevalent in our government along with the accompanying and pervading sense of immorality and depravity, violence and hate fueled by lingering hostilities and decades of attrition and a society beleaguered by greed, envy, bickering and selfish rivalries,  lack of self-discipline, lack of social consciousness and concern and a general sense of despair and hopelessness.

WHAT DOES BTM REPRESENT AND WHY?
YOUTH:

BTM has decided to represent the interests and aspirations of the youth and the urban poor. Since the youth  (below 30 years of  age) compose almost 80% of the total population, BTM believes and agrees with the opinion of our foremost hero, Jose Rizal, who said… “The youth is the hope of our motherland.”
However, in the midst of the pervasive influence of drugs, violence and lack of moral restraints among our youth coupled with a general sense of despair and utter lack of opportunities for higher education or skills for livelihood purposes for many of them, the prospect of the youth in our country looks bleak indeed.

URBAN POOR

BTM chose to represent the urban poor as it is reported that more than 70% of our country live below the poverty level. They live in very poor living conditions, mostly with no basic amenities like sewage, running water, electricity. They have no real opportunities for advancement as there are little if at all, sources of financing or training for livelihood projects, no programs in place to alleviate and augment their constant need to provide basic needs like food and clothing to their respective families.

WHAT IS BTM’S PLATFORM OF GOVERNMENT OR PROPOSED PROJECTS?
YOUTH:

1.  BTM proposes the immediate implementation and adherence to the enacted Magna Carta of Students’ Rights which spells out the rights and duties of the studentry.
2.  Enactment of legislation with regards to a “Student Loan Program” so that talented and qualified youth who desire to pursue higher education but who are hampered by a lack of finances, could do so. However, special attention and incentives will also be provided to afford less expensive technical, educational training and skills to the youth in construction-
related and blue-collar skills like carpentry, plumbing, electrical, masonry and the like. In addition, the youth will also be encouraged to learn skills in vegetable farming and simple animal husbandry to take care of pigs, goats, ducks or even a new concept of urban “tilapia farming” being developed in the Philippines.
3.  Creation of a “Youth Court System” wherein youthful offenders of minor crimes like vandalism, malicious mischief or disturbing the peace, will be handed out sentences by his/her peers with more emphasis on community service for restitution.
4.  Creation of a “Youth Reconciliation Campaign” designed to bring together the different warring sectors of the studentry particularly the fraternities, to dialog, thresh out and come to terms with their respective differences and instill a spirit of mutual forgiveness and mutual respect and peaceful co-existence among themselves. Conflicts should be threshed out in a non-violent and non-deadly manner, if the same cannot be totally
avoided.
5.  Fostering of various campaigns with scholarship grants or cash or in kind prizes,  to youth organizations who will use their talents and creative resources to diminish, if not totally stop the drug menace among our youth, foster love for the environment through reforestation, cleanliness and graffiti removal projects as well as be active partners in maintaining peace and order in their respective communities by the creation of youth
community patrols.

URBAN POOR:

1.  Develop and implement a financial structure/system wherein the urban poor, after undergoing the pre-requisite skills and management training as well as the moral/spiritual formation and accountability, could have easy and ready access to minimal capitalization (maximum of P5,000 each)  to finance small livelihood projects to enable them to support their families. Cooperatives will be set up to assist and encourage them to help each other succeed.
2.  Creation and establishment of community legal, medical and dental centers wherein volunteers from the different legal and medical institutions would attend to the legal or physical needs of the impoverished sectors of our society. In this regard, the curriculums of the different educational institutions could be modified and incentives given to encourage these community projects by prospective legal, medical and dental practitioners.
3.  Establishment of a special task force or agency designed to tap into the goodwill and abundant resources of Filipinos overseas, particularly the USA and Canada, to encourage them to share their blessings with their less fortunate countrymen and establish among others soup kitchens, pre-school training, old clothes, stuffed toys, pens, etc.  for the poor and hungry children in different urban areas of the Philippines, livelihood-adoption programs where concerned Filipinos could provide a one-time needed capitalization (maybe $100) to deserving but poor families and other creative projects designed to achieve a certain sense of Filipino Nationhood.

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Another Party List Information

OUR PROGRAM AND ACTION

Gabriela Women’s Party is a sectoral party dedicated to promoting the rights and welfare of marginalized and under-represented Filipino women through participation in the country’s electoral system and organs of governance. It is a sectoral party composed of women 18 years and above, having varied occupations, education, interests, ethnic origin, religious affiliation, and sexual orientation. The Gabriela Women’s Party seeks to harness the potential, initiative, skills, and leadership of marginalized women towards empowerment, justice, and equality.

I. On Empowerment

1. To initiate, support and proposed measures that would uplift the conditions of marginalized women in the economic, political, social and cultural fields.

2. To educate and organize marginalized women from various sectors towards actualizing women’s potential for leadership and action.

3. To tap the organized strength of marginalized women for action towards safeguarding national sovereignty and democracy as well as the people’s welfare and well-being.

4. To work for a true land reform program that recognizes poor women’s right to ownership of the land they till, ensure state provision for health, maternal and child care services for rural women as well as support for their technical skills, training and education.

5. To support campaigns for wage increase, improvement of maternity benefits, provision of child care services and elimination of sexual harassment in the workplace.

6. To push for the setting up and protection of local industries in order to generate employment and thus minimize the need for working women to leave their families and work abroad.

7. To initiate moves to stop labor-only contracting especially as it takes advantage of women’s cheap labor and makes them vulnerable to abuse.

8. To encourage women’s initiatives towards a sound and healthy environment, particularly against chemical and waste pollution, forest denudation and the depletion of marine and coral resources

II. On Justice

1. To initiate, encourage, or fight for measures that would strengthen
action particularly as regards sexual violence such as rape, prostitution, sex trafficking, pornography, wife battery, incest, etc.

2. To fight human rights violations against women in all its forms and conduct information and education campaigns to protect women from violence, abuse, humiliation, degradation and exploitation.

3. To urge a total stop to illegal recruitment and sex trafficking of women in the guise of employment or marriage.

4. To work for the freedom of all political prisoners, especially pregnant women, nursing mothers, the sick, the infirmed, heads of families or main breadwinners.

5. To facilitate legal assistance, crisis intervention and just compensation to women who are victims of violence, poverty, and environmental degradation.

6. To campaign for the right to health care and the free exercise by women of reproductive choices and the provision of services that will make this a reality.

7. To demand stricter sanctions and punishment for perpetrators of child prostitution, child labor and other forms of child abuse.

III. On Equality

1. To support and promote initiatives aimed at preventing unjust and discriminarory practices against Filipino women that deter their full development as persons.

2. To monitor the compliance and implementation of government of international statutes on equality and against the discrimination of women, to which it is a signatory.

3. To promote the equality of men and women not only before the law but in various professions, in the workplace and in the home.

4. To defend the right of lesbians and gays against discrimination.

5. To raise the consciousness not only of women, but also of men, on gender issues and gender-sensitivity.

COPYRIGHT © 2004 GABRIELA WOMEN’S PARTY

Here is another Party List Information

Latest Statements:

“We dream of a society where a family is not torn apart by urgent need for survival. We dream and will actively work for a society where there is equal opportunity to lead a decent and humane life.”

Analysis:

The migration of Filipinos abroad is a product of extreme poverty and joblessness in the Philippines. The country’s worsening economic crisis results in the forced migration of more than 2,500 documented workers every day. Approximately one-third of these are composed of unskilled workers. They can be found in 182 countries worldwide.

MIGRANTE-APME’s transformation into MIGRANTE International. Currently, MIGRANTE International has 95 member organizations in 22 countries in all global regions.ses and exploitation overseas Filipinos experience is alarming. These range from:

1. Remittances and State Exactions Overseas Filipinos contribute much to the economy through their remittances:

• from 1990 to 1995, the remittance of overseas Filipinos was US$14.543 billion;

• in 2004, it was a high of US$8.5 billion;

• government agencies rake in millions daily in the processing of documents for overseas Filipinos, including passport, NBI and medical clearances, forced contributions, administrative fees and a litany of other expenses.

2. Violations of Socio-Economic and Political Rights The abuses and exploitation overseas Filipinos experience is alarming. These range from:

• wage cuts, contract violations, welfare neglec;

• unfair labor practices, illegal recruitment;  the Philippines.

•  racial profiling and discrimination;

• physical/verbal/sexual abuses, mysterious deaths;

•  implementation of repressive migrant policies, crackdowns, raids and zoning

History:

MIGRANTE International is a global alliance of overseas Filipino organizations. MIGRANTE is “migrant” in the Filipino language. MIGRANTE International held its founding Congress in December 1996. But as early as 1985, the need to organize overseas Filipinos was seen through the formation of the Committee for the unity of Overseas Filipinos. Subsequently, MIGRANTE-APME, an alliance of organizations in the Asia-Pacific and Middle East was formed. During MIGRANTEAPME’s first international conference in 1994, the need for a global alliance of overseas Filipino organizations resulted in MIGRANTE-APME’s transformation into MIGRANTE International. Currently, MIGRANTE International has 95 member organizations in 22 countries in all global regions.1. Strengthen unity among organizations of overseas Filipinos & their families in the Philippines.

Aims and Objectives:

1. Strengthen unity among organizations of overseas Filipinos & their families in the Philippines.

2. Organize and mobilize overseas Filipinos and their families on migrants’ and people’s issues.

3. Uphold and defend the rights and welfare of overseas Filipinos.

4. Launch education campaigns aimed at raising the political consciousness of overseas Filipinos and their families.

5. Strengthen cooperation and solidarity with migrant organizations of other nationalities and peoples of the host countries.

6. Support and participate in the struggle of the Filipino people for genuine freedom and democracy.

• We also produce quarterly, Pahayagang Migrante (our newsletter) and Migrant Monitor, which focuses on human rights issues related to overseas Filipinos and their families.

Services

MIGRANTE International provides services to migrant workers and other overseas Filipinos who seek justice for abuses committed against them. We offer para-legal support and legal referrals for those seeking intervention and other judicial action for the redress of their cases. We also conduct dialogues with government agencies on issues concerning overseas Filipinos.

MIGRANTE International provides psycho-social counseling to address common problems encountered by overseas Filipino workers and their families.

Networking and Alliances:

MIGRANTE International coordinates with nongovernment and people’s organizations, the church community, media organizations and individuals who uphold and promote the rights and welfare of migrants and their families. We offer seminars and orientation sessions on migrants’ issues to networks and allies.

PROGRAMS:

International works for the development and strengthening of active working relations among overseas Filipino organizations in various ountries around the world. Through its activities and programs, it unites them on its aims and objectives.

1. Campaigns
MIGRANTE International launches campaigns and initiates activities depicting the struggles of overseas Filipinos and link these with other people’s issues such as;

• policies and regulations that exploit and oppress migrant workers;

• economic concerns (i.e. wage cuts, state exaction)

• human rights issues (i.e. mysterious deaths, deportations, stranded workers)

• political issues (i.e. Gulf War, crackdowns, raids, racial profiling, terrorist-branding of progressive individuals and organizations)

• national issues (i.e. Purchased Power Adjustment, oil price hike, privatization, total war policy, militarization)

•  solidarity activities for the struggles of migrants of other nationalities. 

2. Organizing and Education
MIGRANTE International organizes overseas Filipinos in different parts of the world and their families in the Philippines. We also provide educational materials that would raise the awareness of our members and their families on issues and concerns that affect them, both in the host countries and at the homefront.:

3. Publications
MIGRANTE International produces informative materials such as analyses on the multisectoral and sectoral issues that impact overseas Filipinos and their families.MIGRANTE International coordinates with nongovernment and people’s organizations, the church community, media organizations and individuals who uphold and promote the rights and welfare of migrants and their families. We offer seminars and orientation sessions on migrants’ issues to networks and allies..