House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Tuesday, Jan. 11 called for a congressional investigation into the Manila Bulletin report that a new incident of data breach of Commission on Elections (COMELEC) servers took place over the weekend. Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos...
As oil companies move to implement a big time oil price hike starting this week, an opposition leader aired strong suspicion that government economic managers are blocking efforts in Congress to suspend excise tax on petroleum products for at least six months. Gasoline pump Deputy Minority Leader...
The ‘No Vaxx, No Labas’ policy that will bar unvaccinated individuals from leaving their homes may not be enough to arrest the surge in COVID-19 cases in Metro Manila but will work better if backed by free mass testing to be conducted immediately. Rep. Arlene Brosas House Asst. Minority Leader...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Thursday, Dec. 23 called on the Duterte administration to stop scrimping on government funds as it deals with the devastation that typhoon “Odette” wrought on several provinces, saying that government has at least P9...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Monday, Dec. 21 strongly endorsed the grant of bail to convicts who have reached their twilight years or those who have become sickly while serving their sentence. Makabayan bloc2 Zarate aired the proposal in reaction to the...
Deputy Speaker and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Monday, Dec. 20 called on the Senate to fast track the approval of its version of the Permanent Evacuation Centers Bill that proposes to ensure safe and secured evacuation venues for victims of typhoons and other natural and man-made...
Three House of Representatives committees were asked on Monday, Dec. 13 to conduct a congressional inquiry into the reported fraudulent bank transactions that have allegedly victimized depositors of BDO Unibank Inc. House of Representatives facade Bayan Muna Representatives Carlos Isagani Zarate,...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Saturday, Nov. 11 called the attention of the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas on “glaring errors” found in the newly-released P1,000 bill. Zarate found the two errors referring to the image of the Philippine eagle as “quite...
Bayan Muna Rep. Eufemia Cullamat denounced the aerial bombing directed by the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP) in Miag-ao, Iloilo Province which reportedly killed at least 8 persons. "Nakakakilabot ang ginawang pambobomba ng militar sa komunidad ng Miag-ao, Iloilo noong umaga ng Disyembre 1....
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Thursday, Nov. 18 dared all national candidates in the 2022 elections to clearly state their respective stand on the West Philippine Sea dispute with China. Former Rep. Nery Colmenares Zarate said the Philippine government...
Administration and opposition congressmen hailed on Tuesday, Nov. 16 the appointment to the Supreme Court of Associate Justice Midas Marquez, saying that it was a well-deserved promotion for possibly the most popular SC member in the country. Justice Midas Marquez Senatorial aspirant and Makabayan...
House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Wednesday, Nov. 3 welcomed the filing of a petition seeking to disqualify former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. from the presidential race in 2022. Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate A fierce critic of the Marcos family,...