Press Release
July 6, 2009

'Change not possible under GMA' - Trillanes
Pushes for transparency among 285 bills filed, says report

Senator Antonio Trillanes IV supported the public clamor for an election in 2010 by saying change under the Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is 'not possible.'

"Any illusions of change are simply not possible under the administration of GMA," he said in a published annual report.

According to the same report, Trillanes was ranked sixth in the Senate for his 285 total bills on several advocacies as poverty alleviation, national defense and security, affordable and accessible health care and education, and environmental protection in only his second year in office.

He stressed good governance and civil service reforms as priorities by proposing heavier penalties against violations by contractors and subcontractors in public works projects and the public officials involved.

"We should fight against the alarming propensity of this administration to punish whistleblowers of anomalous transactions instead of the perpetrators, most of whom are part of government themselves," Trillanes said.

He also addressed issues among the youth and women sectors with bills that would subject private schools to stricter government regulation against tuition hikes, and include PhilHealth coverage for diagnostic services for breast and cervical cancer.

This year Trillanes authored and coauthored seven bills and resolutions that were passed into law, including the Archipelagic Baselines Law (original bill included Scarborough Shoal within the baselines) and Salary Standardization Law 3.

Six of his bills have already been passed in the Senate, counting one that would fix the terms of the Armed Forces of the Philippines chief and major service commanders.

Admitting limitations as a legislator due to his imprisonment, Trillanes vowed to serve the country in other ways.

"I continue to be a voice of defiance against a regime that is reputed as the most corrupt in our nation's history. This, I can honestly say, is my small contribution to our people's incessant struggle for change," he said.

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