Posted by Bicol Today on February 11, 2008
No Deal!, a coalition of organizations and individuals opposing the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), said that the treaty symbolizes the “second invasion” of the country by Japan, and that senators may choose to be patriots or collaborators in this invasion when they vote on the controversial agreement. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Bicol Today on November 25, 2007
A militant group opposed to the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) said that even as the Philippine Senate has yet to ratify the economic pact, Japanese business groups are acting like they are the owners of country’s natural resources.
BY GERRY ALBERT CORPUZ
Bulatlat
Vol. VII, No. 41, November 18-24, 2007
A militant group opposed to the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) said that even as the Philippine Senate has yet to ratify the economic pact, Japanese business groups are acting like they are the owners of country’s natural resources. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Bicol Today on November 20, 2007
In a last-ditch attempt to save the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA), government negotiators are in talks with the Japanese ambassador on a supplemental agreement to address its unconstitutional provisions. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by Bicol Today on November 10, 2007
Members of No Deal! JPEPA, Movement Against Unequal Economic Agreements, slammed the effects on agriculture of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA). Read the rest of this entry »
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