Parties and candidates of the Makabayan bloc have not been disqualified from the 2022 national elections despite claims made by a fake document; members of the bloc have even described the disinformation as a “desperate act by anti-democratic and fascists minions of NTF-ELCAC (National Task Force...
Sorsogon Governor Framcis "Chiz" Escudero ranked among the 12 senatorial aspirants found to be the “greenest” by Luntiang Bayan, an alliance of pro-environment groups that assessed the electoral platforms and performance of the over 60 bets for the Senate. Sorsogon Governor Francis “Chiz”...
Independent presidential candidate Senator Panfilo "Ping" Lacson said poverty would no longer be considered a hindrance for the underprivileged student, who is dreaming to become a doctor, if more Filipinos will bet on him as the next leader of the nation in the upcoming May 9, 2022 elections. This...
Bayan Muna Party-list has filed a resolution urging the House Committee on Human Rights to investigate the shooting incident that interrupted Partido Lakas ng Masa (PLM) presidential candidate Leodegario "Ka Leody" De Guzman’s sortie last April 19. The PLM sortie in Bukidnon right before the...
Bayan Muna Party-list has slammed the Employers Confederation of the Philippines’s (ECOP) “free occupancy” of a government office space, describing the ECOPs failure to pay rent as “freeloading” on the backs of workers and the government. Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite “Freeloading na...
Following Bayan Muna's resolution alleging that the absentee voting in Hong Kong (HK) were “chaotic and disorganized,” Consulate General of the Philippines in HK Consul General Raly L. Tejada denied the claims made by the party-list. (Photo courtesy of Raly Tejada/ Philippine Consulate General...
Bayan Muna Party-list is seeking a probe into the recently-begun absentee voting process for overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) through the House Committee on Suffrage and Electoral Reforms. An overseas Filipino in Bangladesh is among the early nationals to cast votes for the May 2022 national...
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...
Timely, provocative, relevant Streaming from April 17 to April 30, Tanghalang Pilipino’s “Doc Resureccion: Gagamutin ang Bayad” is an explosive, strongly acted, one-act play that is of special relevance to us as we’re in the middle of our national elections. Directed by Dennis Marasigan,...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV, who is running for a Senate seat under the ticket of Vice President Leni Robredo and running mate Sen. Kiko Pangilinan, denied being arrogant, chalking his demeanor up to his years in the military. Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV (MANILA BULLETIN FILE PHOTO)...
(DSWD) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and 131 local government units (LGUs) nationwide have agreed to implement the Yakap Bayan Program—a reintegration intervention strategy for the rehabilitated recovering persons who used drugs (RPWUDs). YBP is a holistic intervention...
