LET OUR PARTY RUN IN 2010!
NO TO DELISTING MIGRANTE SECTORAL PARTY!
THIS IS ANOTHER SHOWCASE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S SYSTEM’S FAILURE, INJUSTICE, AND REPRESSION OF THE VOICE OF THE MARGINALIZED SECTOR OF MIGRANTS.
OUR REMITTANCE IS TANTAMOUNT TO SAVING THE COUNTRY IN PAYING ITS HUGE EXTERNAL DEBTS! ONE SEAT IS FOR THE MIGRANTS SECTOR!
We, MIGRANTE JAPAN, oppose and protest such repressive decision of the Comelec, which deliberately negates due process to Migrante International, a party list that is a significant, marginalized sector of society. The 10 million migrants all over the world comprise a significant number that necessitates representation in the house. One cannot undermine that we, migrants contribute nearly 15 billion dollars in 2008, or 10% of the Gross National product.
We, migrants also contribute immensely to the victims of recent typhoon Ondoy, and Parma, which took the lives of more than 800 people. Disasters of this magnitude call for a greater unified response from our compatriots abroad. And we, migrants took action into our hands despite our knowledge that the government is, to a great extent, to blame for the enormous damage due to human-created failures in our infrastructures, social and welfare systems, and chronic political system altogether.
What would happen to victims whose lives are still not in place because there is insufficient social protection that encompasses natural tragedies, made more tragic by our government’s system failure? We, the 10 million migrants abroad are ready-resource of relief, support, dollar remittance, human capital to help rebuild our nation, to create the change we need.
The two percent threshold is unconstitutional as declared by the high tribunal, under Article VI, Section 5 of the Constitution, which reserves 20% of the seats in the House for the sectoral representatives. We, Migrante Japan, call on the Comelec to revise the provisions in the Republic Act 7941, and reduce the percentage threshold of winning votes as qualifier. We join the 10 million Filipino migrants around the world in a unified protest against the RA 7941.
We have sacrificed so much for our families and have saved the stumbling Philippine economy from collapse could not even vote for our representative of our choice. Before, we were victimized through disenfranchisements and many were not given the right to vote because of very limited registration procedures. Now, we were delisted! WE DEMAND TO HAVE A “VOICE” IN THE HOUSE!
MIGRANTE JAPAN
1 November 2009
Nestor L. Puno
E-mail: [email protected]
Mobile: 81-90-9224-0922
NO TO DELISTING MIGRANTE SECTORAL PARTY!
THIS IS ANOTHER SHOWCASE OF THE GOVERNMENT’S SYSTEM’S FAILURE, INJUSTICE, AND REPRESSION OF THE VOICE OF THE MARGINALIZED SECTOR OF MIGRANTS.
OUR REMITTANCE IS TANTAMOUNT TO SAVING THE COUNTRY IN PAYING ITS HUGE EXTERNAL DEBTS! ONE SEAT IS FOR THE MIGRANTS SECTOR!
We, MIGRANTE JAPAN, oppose and protest such repressive decision of the Comelec, which deliberately negates due process to Migrante International, a party list that is a significant, marginalized sector of society. The 10 million migrants all over the world comprise a significant number that necessitates representation in the house. One cannot undermine that we, migrants contribute nearly 15 billion dollars in 2008, or 10% of the Gross National product.
We, migrants also contribute immensely to the victims of recent typhoon Ondoy, and Parma, which took the lives of more than 800 people. Disasters of this magnitude call for a greater unified response from our compatriots abroad. And we, migrants took action into our hands despite our knowledge that the government is, to a great extent, to blame for the enormous damage due to human-created failures in our infrastructures, social and welfare systems, and chronic political system altogether.
What would happen to victims whose lives are still not in place because there is insufficient social protection that encompasses natural tragedies, made more tragic by our government’s system failure? We, the 10 million migrants abroad are ready-resource of relief, support, dollar remittance, human capital to help rebuild our nation, to create the change we need.
The two percent threshold is unconstitutional as declared by the high tribunal, under Article VI, Section 5 of the Constitution, which reserves 20% of the seats in the House for the sectoral representatives. We, Migrante Japan, call on the Comelec to revise the provisions in the Republic Act 7941, and reduce the percentage threshold of winning votes as qualifier. We join the 10 million Filipino migrants around the world in a unified protest against the RA 7941.
We have sacrificed so much for our families and have saved the stumbling Philippine economy from collapse could not even vote for our representative of our choice. Before, we were victimized through disenfranchisements and many were not given the right to vote because of very limited registration procedures. Now, we were delisted! WE DEMAND TO HAVE A “VOICE” IN THE HOUSE!
MIGRANTE JAPAN
1 November 2009
Nestor L. Puno
E-mail: [email protected]
Mobile: 81-90-9224-0922
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