The Philippines will not return to the International Criminal Court (ICC), Malacañang reiterated after President Marcos was urged to submit to the ICC the sworn statements of retired police Col. Royina Garma and self-confessed drug lord Kerwin Espinosa on drug-related extra judicial killings....
The "protest" attire worn by Makabayan bloc lawmakers during the first State of the Nation Address (SONA) of President Marcos in 2022 (Makabayan Coalition's Facebook page) Former Bayan Muna Party-list Rep. Neri Colmenares slammed a...
Mandaluyong City lone district Rep. Neptali Gonzales II (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Just scare tactics. That's House Deputy Majority Leader Mandaluyong City Rep. Neptali “Boyet” Gonzales II's counter-argument to a resource...
A Pulse Asia survey showing the unpopularity of moves to amend the 1987 Constitution should serve as a warning to lawmakers bent on pursuing Charter change, Bayan Muna Chairman Neri Colmenares said. “The recent Pulse Asia survey showed that an overwhelming 76 percent of the people do not want...
Lawyers Neri Colmenares and Carlos Zarate of Bayan Muna Party-list would be good additions to the constitutional convention (con-con). Ex-Bayan Muna Party-list Reps. Neri Colmenares (left) and Carlos Zarate (Facebook) Thus, said no less than Cagayan de Oro City 2nd district Rep. Rufus Rodriguez,...
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...
HOT SPOT Tonyo Cruz On May 9, we are going to vote to fill up more than 18,000 positions from the president down to municipal councilor. Out of 18,000 posts and tens of thousands of candidates vying for these posts, I’m asking that you “gimme five” and let’s do a “high five” for: Leni...
Just in time for Labor Day, presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo promised labor groups on Sunday, May 1, that she will raise the minimum wage of Filipino workers. Vice President Leni Robredo addresses her supporters from the labor sector during the Labor Day event, dubbed as “A10 Ang...
CATANAUAN, Quezon—Vice President Leni Robredo on Thursday, April 28, said that her team would prefer to stick with 11 candidates in its senatorial slate, and would not replace reelectionist Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri. Vice President Leni Robredo and Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri (VPLR Media...
Presidential candidate Vice President Leni Robredo ruled out the possibility of dropping reelectionist Senator Juan Miguel Zubiri from her senatorial slate because he is part of her close rival former Senator Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s Uniteam ticket. Bayan Muna chair Neri Colmenares and Senator Juan...
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...
Makabayan party senatorial candidate Neri Colmenares has called for the immediate release of Senator Leila de Lima on the fifth year anniversary of her incarceration for drug charges. “As Senator Leila de Lima marks her fifth year of unjust detention, I join the calls to free the senator and drop...
