House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate was awarded the Congressional Medal of Distinction on Wednesday, June 1 during the final session of the 18th Congress. Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate (Bayan Muna) (Bayan Muna) At the center of the rather...
The progressive Bayan Muna Party-list has called on the national government–particularly the incoming administration–to be more proactive in defending its exclusive economic zones (EEZs) and territories from China. TIGHT WATCH – Crew members of Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) vessel BRP Cabra...
The progressive party-list group Bayan Muna has pushed the Supreme Court (SC) to act swiftly on the petition seeking to cancel the certificate of candidacy (COC) of presumptive president Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate (Photo from Bayan Muna) “There is...
Party-list group Bayan Muna has filed a resolution initiating a probe into the P203-billion alleged unpaid estate tax of Marcos heirs, to be led by the House Committee on Good Government and Public Accountability. Members of the group PRIMO ISKO staged a protest rally in front of the Bureau of...
Following the destruction wrought by Typhoon Agaton, the Senate must expedite their version of the Permanent Evacuation Centers Bill, argued Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate. Search and rescue personnel from the Armed Forces of the Philippines and Philippine National Police assist in the retrieval...
The Bayan Muna Party-list has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to punish presidential and vice presidential candidates who skip debates hosted by the poll body. Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate (Photo from Bayan Muna) "As a constitutionally constituted body, we submit that it...
The recently signed amendments to Republic Act (RA) 11659 or the Public Service Act (PSA) are akin to the Oil Deregulation Law and will result in heftier increases in the prices of goods, says House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate. Bayan Muna Party -list Rep....
The Makabayan Coalition has underscored their call to stop the act of red-tagging, and to start implementing tax cuts to counter the fuel crisis during a press conference on Monday, March 14. Makabayan Bloc logo (Photo from Wikipedia) They alleged that the administration had taken more interest in...
The House Fuel Crisis Ad Hoc committee on Monday, March 7, voiced its frustrations over the National Economic and Development Authority's (NEDA) apparent lack of an official stance in response to the fuel price surge. (File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) The panel discussed during its five-hour meeting...
The Makabayan bloc, particularly Bayan Muna Party-list, wants to conduct a House probe on the "outrageous and highly condemnable" arrest of suspected Communist Party of the Philippines-New People’s Army (NPA) member, Dr. Maria Natividad Castro. (Photo from Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos...
Bayan Muna Party-List Rep. Carlos Zarate slammed the Commission on Elections’ (Comelec) “Oplan Baklas” which sees the removal of posted campaign materials not compliant with the poll body's regulations. Bayan Muna Rep.Carlos Isagani Zarate (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO) “Nakita natin kung...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate wants the Office of the Ombudsman and the Department of Justice (DOJ) to look into the Department of Agriculture's (DA) alleged pro-important policy for what he described as "economic sabotage". (Office of Bayan Muna...
