"The fight is not yet over." 1Sambayan, the lead convenor behind the candidacy of presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo, made the assurance Tuesday, May 10, as partial and unofficial election results show its bet lagging behind former Senator Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. In a...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan formally endorsed former Makati congressman Monsour Del Rosario as their 11th senatorial candidate. Senatorial bet Monsour Del Rosario (Facebook Photo) This was announced by 1Sambayan convenor and former Supreme Court Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Friday, April...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan on Saturday, April 2, denied Senator Imee Marcos’ accusations that the matter of her family’s P203-billion estate tax debt was a smear campaign against his brother, former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr., even though it has been 23 years since the Supreme Court ruled...
Retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio on Thursday, March 24, called for the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) to file a criminal case against former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr. for failing to pay his family’s P203-billion estate tax debt. 1Sambayan lead convenor Antonio...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan endorsed trade unionist Elmer "Ka Bong" Labog and reelectionist Sen. Richard Gordon in its senatorial slate for the upcoming May 9 elections. Trade unionist Elmer Labog and Senator Richard Gordon (Labog’s Facebook page/MANILA BULLETIN) The coalition now has 10...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan also joined the call to condemn Russia's recent military invasion of Ukraine and demanded to immediately withdraw its armed forces from the former Soviet republic. Demonstrators hold signs reading "Putin is bombing Ukraine" and "Stop Putin Now" during a protest...
Opposition coalition 1SAMBAYAN said there is a need for the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to "clear the air of doubt" about its independence, urging the commissioners of the poll body to resist all political influence as the country gears up for the upcoming 2022 elections. 65273 The group made...
Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo and her running mate Senator Kiko Pangilinan welcomed on Saturday, Jan. 29, the endorsement of progressive coalition Makabayan, saying that this opens doors for unity and cooperation that will benefit Filipinos. Vice President Leni Robredo and...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan will formally endorse the tandem of Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, as well as seven aspirants in their senatorial slate, in a "star-studded" event slated on Jan. 28. 1Sambayan (Photo courtesy of Neri Colmenares) 1Sambayan...
Convenors of opposition coalition 1Sambayan believe that the Commission on Elections (Comelec) will do the right thing and implement the law on the disqualification case against presidential aspirant former Senator Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. 1Sambayan (Photo courtesy of Neri Colmenares)...
The lawsuit filed by Energy Secretary Alfonso Cusi against seven media organizations, including the Manila Bulletin, for publishing a story on him and Davao City-based businessman Dennis Uy facing a graft complaint over irregularities in the Malampaya gas field buyout was meant to stifle freedom of...
Opposition coalition 1Sambayan is gearing up for a “different kind of campaign,” one that will be purely fought in television, radio, and social media, but retired Supreme Court Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio said another battle looms in protecting presidential aspirant Vice President...
