Narvacan, Ilocos Sur Mayor Luis "Chavit" Singson has joined the Nationalist People's Coalition (NPC) in preparation for the 2022 national and local elections. Singson took his oath as a member of the NPC on Saturday morning, June 19, before NPC chairman and Senate President Vicente Sotto III....
The EcoWaste Coalition gave Quiapo Church its due praise Thursday, June 17 for promptly taking down the plastic-made "banderitas" that adorned the side plaza of St. John the Baptist. Before and after. (Photos from the EcoWaste Coalition) It was only last Tuesday when the green group called out the...
Following the “failure” of the Department of Education (DepEd) to deliver its promise of providing modules to students nationwide, a teachers’ group renewed its call for an independent audit of the agency's expenditure on the production of the modules. (JANSEN ROMERO / FILE PHOTO / MANILA...
Quiapo Church's use of "banderitas" made out of single-use plastic has rubbed an environmental group the wrong way. These trinkets made out of thin-film plastic have made the EcoWaste Coalition unhappy. (Photo from EcoWaste Coalition) EcoWaste Coalition has called out the Quiapo Church for...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan has gone back to manual registration of members and volunteers after its mobile application was hacked on Saturday, June 12. In a statement, 1Sambayan convenor Bro. Armin Luistro said the mobile membership app, 1Sama Ako, was breached by a “professional hacker” in...
Though he is not the favorite to win opposition coalition 1Sambayan’s blessing as its lone candidate for president, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV said he fully supports the group even it requires him not to run in any elective post in the 2022 polls. Former senator and 1Sambayan nominee...
There are “no expectations” from its nominees to make “firm decisions” to run for national posts, opposition coalition 1Sambayan said on Sunday, June 13, after four of its nominees declined the offer to join its ticket for the 2022 polls. 1Sambayan (Photo courtesy of Neri Colmenares)...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan convenor Howard Calleja said that the group’s candidates for the May 2022 elections are willing to set aside their “personal interests” for the good of the Filipino people. 1Sambayan (Photo courtesy of Neri Colmenares) Calleja, a lawyer, shared that the...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan is not closing its doors to Senator Manny Pacquiao and two other senators to be included in its list of nominees for the May 2022 elections. 1Sambayan convenor Howard Calleja revealed they are still open to talk to Pacquiao, Senator Panfilo Lacson, and Senate...
It is wrong to tag opposition coalition 1Sambayan as “yellow” or “liberals” because it is a “broad coalition” that represents different parties and sectors, one of its convenors said on Wednesday, June 9. 1Sambayan convenor Howard Calleja was on ANC to discuss the coalition’s role in...
Consumer group Power for People Coalition (P4P) castigated local power generation companies (gencos) Wednesday, June 2 for failing to meet the power demand in the Luzon grid amid sizzling summer temperatures. (Photo from P4P Coalition) Thin power reserves have led to rotational brownouts in several...
The opposition coalition 1Sambayan said it was a “joke of the worst kind” to see President Duterte run as vice president in the May 2022 polls. In a statement posted on its official Facebook page, 1Sambayan convenor and lawyer Howard Calleja said it will be “laughable” to see the Chief...
