ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook) House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has warned President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. against dabbling into what she described as "regionalistic patronage appointment". Castro had this to say following...
The late former Department of Foreign Affairs (DFA) secretary Albert del Rosario (left) and President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Wikipedia, MANILA BULLETIN) The late Albert del Rosario's stance on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue must be followed by the current administration. Thus, said...
ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro (Facebook) House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro has branded Chinese Ambassador to the Philippines Huang Xilian's statements regarding the Taiwan situation as "condemnable". "It is condemnable that China seems to be...
Flags of the Philippines (left), United States (Unsplash) The increasing tension between world powers United States (US) and China should be enough reason for the Philippines to back out of the scheduled "war games" with the western country. Thus, said House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers...
The expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the United States (US) is practically transforming the former into an "American colony" once again. Thus, said House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro in a statement on...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte on Thursday, March 30, rejected the suggestion of Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list Rep. France Castro to resume peace negotiations between the Philippine government and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP), the...
Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte did not mince words when she hit back at the Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) Party-list for its suggestion to hire 30,000 public school teachers and construct new classrooms to address the education crisis in the country. In a statement,...
House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro sees only the perils of the Marcos government’s plan to enter into a Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) with Japan, warning that it would make the country “a magnet for attacks.” President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (2nd...
Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro on Saturday, Feb. 4, warned against the planned expansion of the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA), and called on Filipinos to guard the country’s freedom and sovereignty against foreign excursions. ACT Teachers...
After two government-controlled funds deferred their contribution rate increases for 2023, House Deputy Minority leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France Castro on Saturday, Jan. 7, called on the Social Security System (SSS) to likewise suspend its planned contribution increase for this year....
A member of the Makabayan bloc in the House of Representatives wants Malacañang to certify as “urgent” the proposed measures that will help curb the impact of spiraling oil prices. (Photo by Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN) House Deputy Minority Leader and ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. France...
Lawmakers of the Makabayan bloc have questioned the validity of the sugar shortage and at the same time criticized President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. for his plan to import 150,000 metric tons (MTs) of sugar despite rejecting the initial proposal to import 300,000 MTs of the sweetener....
