Members of the Makabayan coalition have filed criminal complaints against National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson Lorraine Badoy and other NTF-ELCAC officials before the Commission on Elections' (Comelec) Law department. Makabayan bloc nominees hold up the...
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...
Makabayan coalition senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares praised the removal of value-added tax (VAT) from water bills of the Manila Water Company and Maynilad Water Services, but at the same time stressed the need for the same relief when it comes to fuel and electricity. Makabayan coalition...
Abandoning a man of honor with genuine concern for the poor seemed difficult for a senatorial candidate whose political group has decided to support a rival candidate for the presidency. Senator Elmer Labog (left) and Terry Ridon Unlike fellow Makabayan coalition senatorial bet Neri Colmenares,...
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...
Following its swift approval on second reading four months ago, the bill proposing to institutionalize the 1989 University of the Philippines-Department of National Defense Accord still has no guarantee of being enacted. UP Diliman campus This was gathered after the six-man Makabayan bloc...
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) on Friday, Jan. 14, hit back at ACT-Teacher's Rep. France Castro, of the Makabayan bloc, for branding the inventory of the unvaccinated individuals against the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as a “witch hunt’’ despite assurances that...
The House of Representatives has unanimously approved on third and final reading a bill that will help guarantee the effectiveness of loans secured by government under the Official Development Assistance. Infrastructure project Principally authored by Makabayan lawmakers, House Bill 10322 was...
House Deputy Minority Leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate on Thursday, Nov. 18 dared all national candidates in the 2022 elections to clearly state their respective stand on the West Philippine Sea dispute with China. Former Rep. Nery Colmenares Zarate said the Philippine government...
The House Committee on Ways and Means approved Thursday, Nov. 11 the proposal to reduce or suspend excise taxes on petroleum products but not on premium gasoline with highest octane mix. Gasoline up The House panel chaired by Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda approved a substitute bill...
San Miguel Chief Executive Officer Ramon S. Ang on Monday, Nov. 8 said he is willing to sell back to government the Petron Corporation on easy terms that include a five-year installment payment. Ramon S. Ang Ang made the offer during the briefing on legislative measures proposing the suspension of...
A principal author of the law that imposed excise taxes on fuel is now seeking the reduction of the much-criticized imposition but with an effectivity of just six months - from December 1, 2021 to June 1, 2022. Albay Rep. Joey Sarte Salceda Albay Rep. Joey Sarte-Salceda, chairman of the House...
