Freedom from Debt Coalition

	FDC holds 11th National Congress, elects new board members, officers QUEZON CITY – The Freedom from Debt Coalition held its 11th National Congress last 17-19 August 2010 at the Hotel Rembrandt here under a six-year (2011-2016) theme, dubbed “Consolidating consensus, advancing people’s struggles and building alternatives.” With 247 official delegates, the FDC Congress also elected its new set of officers and members of the Board of Trustees for the next three years. READ MORE Read the acceptance speech of the new FDC president
	Smooth turn-over as FDC-Iloilo elects new chair and trustees ILOILO CITY - The Freedom from Debt Coalition (FDC-Iloilo) has elected its new set of officers and board of trustees in its recent 12th Chapter Congress held last August 14, 2010 at the Nes N’ Tats Restaurant in Iloilo City. READ MORE
	2010 FDC Debt Conference P-Noy, May Utang Ka Pa! Engaging the Debt Policy of the Aquino Administration 17 August 2010, Tuesday, 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM Hotel Rembrandt, Quezon City READ MORE
	New Economics for a New Administration By WALDEN BELLO The dominant feature of the Arroyo administration was pervasive corruption, but its most destructive legacy in the long term will probably be its policy failures. READ MORE
	Suspend sale of all remaining NPC assets, form review panel on EPIRA MANILA, Philippines – Instead of postponing the bidding for the independent power producer administrator (IPPA) contract covering the 640-MW Unified Leyte Geothermal, the government must suspend all privatization of all remaining assets of the National Power Corporation (NPC) pending a comprehensive review of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA). READ MORE
	People cheer, jeer Aquino’s first SONA MANILA, Philippines – As President Benigno S. Aquino III delivered his first State of the Nation Address Monday, around 7,000 people from different NGOs and people’s organizations proved that they can be active audience even if they were not inside the halls of Congress. READ MORE
	Keeping an eye on Aquino’s commitment to change MANILA, Philippines - The new administration of President Benigno S. Aquino III begins with an extremely high trust rating of 88 percent – higher than any of the post-dictatorship presidents. READ MORE
	Asia is better off without the IMF – FDC MANILA, Philippines – The recent announcement of a make-over and the admission by the International Monetary Fund of its faults for imposing invasive policy recommendations to developing countries that led to the financial crisis in Asia 1997-98 and in some parts of the world drew criticisms from a debt watchdog. READ MORE
	Petitioner groups hail Supreme Court's status quo order on Angat Dam privatization MANILA, Philippines – Cause-oriented groups expressed elation Wednesday over the Status Quo Ante Order issued on May 24 by the Supreme Court ordering a halt or suspension of the bidding process for the vital Angat Dam hydro-electric power plant (HEPP) in Bulacan. READ MORE