Speaker Martin Romualdez (leftmost) administers the oath of office to Akbayan Party-list Rep. Percival Cendaña (Screenshot from Facebook live) Former commissioner of the National Youth Commission (NYC) Percival Cendaña, the first nominee of...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has formally proclaimed Akbayan as one of the winners in the 2022 party-list race with Percival Cendaña securing the vacant seat in the House of Representatives. Comelec made the proclamation after the Supreme Court (SC) affirmed the 2023 ruling of the...
Akbayan welcomed the decision of the Muntinlupa City Regional Trial Court Branch 206 to release former Senator Leila de Lima after over six years of imprisonment. (Arnold Quizol/Manila Bulletin) Akbayan, in a statement issued on Monday, Nov. 13, said the detainment of De Lima was...
Progressive group Akbayan, on Friday, Nov. 10, hailed the power of public scrutiny after Vice President Sara Duterte decided not to pursue her request for P500 million worth of confidential funds under the proposed 2024 budget. Photo credit to Akbayan The group released a statement after the Office...
Progressive group Akbayan urged the Philippine government on Tuesday, Oct. 17, to prioritize the safety of all Filipinos affected by the crisis that has resulted in the tragic loss of innocent lives due to Hamas' attack on Israel. Photo credit to Akbayan The group extended their condolences to the...
Progressive group Akbayan urged the government on Sunday, Sept. 24, to immediately resolve the cyber attack on the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), proposing that Vice President Sara Duterte's confidential funds be redirected toward strengthening cybersecurity measures. ...
Labor and cause-oriented groups led by the Akbayan Party called for livable wages and rejected charter change on Labor Day, Monday, May 1. "Living Wage, Not Charter Change. This was the call of the Akbayan Party amid the government's failure to curb rising inflation, which it said is undermining the...
Making the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps compulsory would help resolve the mental health issues of students and at the same time develop their survival instincts, proponents of the measure seeking to make ROTC mandatory said on Monday, February 6. Contrary to claims by oppositors of the bill...
Senator Risa Hontiveros, the incoming opposition leader, vowed on Monday, June 27, to continue advocating for the protection of the country’s democratic institutions as she warned “people who bear false information” that the fight for the truth will be pursued. Reelectionist Senator Risa...
Akbayan Partylist, the national political party backing reelectionist Senator Risa Hontiveros, has declared support to the six other senatorial candidates under the ticket of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan. Team Robredo-Pangilinan senatorial slate (Photo courtesy...
The Akbayan Partylist on Monday, March 21, asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) en banc to already release its decision on their disqualification case against presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Akbayan Partylist on Monday submitted a letter to the en banc of the...
The Commission on Elections (Comelec) said the motions for reconsideration filed in relation to the case of presidential candidate Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. will be resolved before election day. IMG-83a5d264126dc7e2cf9a0f882dbaca08-V "Definitely, the MRs have to be decided before the...
