Since AKBAYAN work towards a government that is honest and accountable, responsive and competent (among other platforms), it's pretty crystal clear, by their protest action, where the administration stands. Actually, anyone can see that it's been falling flat on its face, and the Denial Queen behind it has been flailing that light saber of hers with about as much flair as, say, that schoolyard bully you once knew who felt entitled to step all over you, just because. PP 1017 or none, she'll have your ass because her government is the Fight Club. And the first rule is, you do not talk about the Fight Club.

For Rep. Risa Hontiveros to undergo a violent arrest during the International Women's Day march is just inconceivable.

Rep. Hontiveros on her arrest:

"It is not enough to say that women are ashamed of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Her underhanded draconian tactics betray her capacity to be the next Marcos. Does this arrest mean that protesting against her anti-women policies is tantamount to rebellion?"

"That a member of this institution had been arrested despite parliamentary immunity shows the disregard of GMA with the independence of Congress. The government now feels that it may pluck out members of the opposition from Congress, prevent them from performing their duties to their constituents, and silence whatever democratic opposition there is in the country."

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