The Bayan Muna Party-list has called on the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to punish presidential and vice presidential candidates who skip debates hosted by the poll body. Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate (Photo from Bayan Muna) "As a constitutionally constituted body, we submit that it...
A total of 114 couples said “I Do's” in Las Pinas' “Kasalang Bayan” (Mass Wedding) held at the Verdant covered court, Barangay Pamplona 3 on Thursday, March 31. The city government, led by Mayor Imelda Aguilar, in coordination with the City Social Welfare and Development Office, held the...
ILOILO CITY -- A key leader of left-leaning Bagong Alyansang Makabayan in Panay Island (Bayan-Panay) was arrested in Iloilo province for alleged murder and attempted murder charges. Elmer Forro, the general of Bayan-Panay, was arrested in Iloilo province. (Photo courtesy of the CIDG-6) The police...
The Serbisyo sa Bayan Party (SBP) held its proclamation rally at the Quezon Memorial Circle (QMC) on Friday, March 25. The proclamation rally was led by Quezon City's incumbent Mayor Joy Belmonte. In her speech, Belmonte said the first thing that she would do is to follow the law. “Bilang...
The recently signed amendments to Republic Act (RA) 11659 or the Public Service Act (PSA) are akin to the Oil Deregulation Law and will result in heftier increases in the prices of goods, says House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Carlos Zarate. Bayan Muna Party -list Rep....
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) clarified Friday, March 18, that it will never allow the operation of the illegal number game "Peryahan ng Bayan" contrary to the claims being floated in some reports. Undersecretary Jonathan Malaya (DILG photo) Undersecretary Jonathan...
Bayan Muna Party-list solons under the militant Makabayan bloc wants a House probe into the unused P4.99-billion loans for micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) that was provided by the "Bayanihan 2" Law. Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Zarate (Photo from Bayan Muna) On March 2, The Commission on...
The Mandaluyong City local government launched on Tuesday, March 15, the Kasalang Bayan 2022 to help unmarried couples have the wedding of their dreams amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. (Photo from Mayor Menchie Abalos' Facebook) In a set of photos posted on her official Facebook page,...
Bayan Muna Party-list, on Thursday, March 3, filed House Resolution (HR) No. 2504 initiating a House investigation into the Social Security System’s (SSS) re-implementation of the Annual Confirmation of Pensioners (ACOP) Program. The SSS main office (FILE PHOTO) “The reimplementation of the...
The Quezon City government has legitimized the union of over 6,000 indigent couples in the city through its month-long Kasalang Bayan. A total of 6,233 indigent QCitizen couples were able to solemnize their union for free. “Our Kasalang Bayan primarily aims to provide support to indigent couples...
A total of 17 babies were formally welcomed to the Christian world during the “Binyagang Bayan” launched by the Pasay City government on Feb. 25. The babies were christened at the Sta. Clara de Montefalco Parish Church. Mayor Emi Calixto-Rubinao said the Binyagang Bayan was the first ever mass...
Former Senator Antonio Trillanes IV is introduced as the “Bantay ng Bayan (Guard of the Nation)” in his new campaign ad released on Thursday, Feb. 24 for his 2022 senatorial bid. (Screenshot from Sen. Trillanes’ Facebook page) During his 12-year term in Senate from 2007 to 2018, the former...
