If you think that yellow is out and pink is in, you are mistaken. As the once-ruling Liberal Party (LP) continues to consolidate its numbers, the opposition party is working on getting new members in time for the May 9 polls. Senator Kiko Pangilinan, who is running for vice president under the LP,...
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...
A congressman from the supposed opposition bailiwick of Bicol has praised President Duterte for all he has done for the protection of women and children during his six-year term in Malacañang. (Unsplash) Camarines Sur 2nd district Rep. LRay Villafuerte said the President has approved various...
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...
Saying that the Russia-Ukraine conflict will cross political lines, former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV insisted that the Duterte administration should also listen to the opinions of those outside the current administration. A staunch critic of President Duterte, the former Navy officer asked the...
Opposition candidates joined the country in commemorating the 36th anniversary of the 1986 People Power Revolution--the bloodless upheaval that ousted dictator Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines. The EDSA People Power monument Vice presidential bet Senator Kiko Pangilinan...
The tandem of Partido Federal ng Pilipinas (PFP) standard-bearer Bongbong Marcos and Lakas-Christian Muslim Democrats (CMD) vice presidential bet Davao City Mayor Sara Duterte-Carpio attended a huge rally Thursday, Feb. 24 in Iloilo. (Photo from Lakas-CMD Media) (Photo from Lakas-CMD Media)...
ILIGAN CITY — For the first time since the Makabayan bloc endorsed her candidacy, Vice President Leni Robredo on Tuesday, Feb. 22, introduced and shared the stage with former Bayan Muna Rep. and 1Sambayan senatorial bet Neri Colmenares. Senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares takes a photo of Vice...
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...
It’s not every day you see different political colors join the stage for a presidential campaign but Vice President Leni Robredo running as an independent candidate opened the doors for lawyers Chel Diokno, and Alex Lacson, reelectionist Senator Richard Gordon, and former Senator Antonio...
NAGA CITY, Camarines Sur — Kicking off her campaign for the presidency, Vice President Leni Robredo chose to go back to her roots—back to her hometown of Naga City, the streets, trees, and buildings of which are bathed in the glow of her campaign color, pink. Vice President Leni Robredo...
