The Church People-Workers Solidarity (CWS) on Wednesday, June 1, described the measly wage increases as an insult to workers. Photo CWS FB "CWS reiterates the sentiment of workers that these measly wage increases are an insult to the workers," the group said in a statement. It added that the latest...
The Nationalist Peoples’ Coalition (NPC) will throw its support to incumbent House Majority Leader Rep. Martin Romualdez as the next Speaker of the House of Representatives in the upcoming 19th Congress, Senate President Vicente Sotto III said on Sunday, May 15. Sotto, who ran for vice president...
SPEAKING OUT Ignacio R. Bunye The voice of the people is the voice of God. So the saying goes. Today, it is time once again for the voice of the people to be heard through the ballot. As we go to the polls, here are some points to ponder. One. Let us not take our privilege to vote for granted. In...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma On Monday, May 9, Filipinos will elect a new President and other national and local leaders. The election of a new President is a watershed event in the life of a nation. In 1986, the snap election called by Ferdinand Marcos – widely perceived as a gambit to fortify his grip...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s campaign has been volunteer-driven with supporters spending their own money and time campaigning for her, but at its heart are the youth who have been relentless in converting as many voters as possible for her. Vice President Leni Robredo (Photo courtesy of VPLR...
Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) Secretary Eduardo Año ordered on Thursday, April 28, 67 local government units to comply with a law that guarantees seat of Indigenous Peoples from provincial legislative councils down to the barangay level. Año said he has already instructed...
The Church People-Workers Solidarity (CWS) has asked voters to consider candidates in the May 2022 polls that prioritize and advance the labor agenda. Church People-Workers Solidarity FB The group noted how in previous elections, national candidates have made bold promises of abolishing all forms...
Diocese of Kabankalan, Negros Occidental Bishop Louie Galbines has called on the voting public to choose leaders who have a strong faith in God and a heart for the people in the coming May 9 election. Bishop Louie Galbines (Photo courtesy of the Diocese of Bacolod / CBCP) Bishop Galbines urged...
Vice President Leni Robredo’s supporters or “kakampinks” are in full swing on Saturday, April 23, marking her birthday by making the hashtag #HBDPresidentLeni the number one trending topic on social media site Twitter this early morning. Vice President Leni Robredo receives a pink cake for...
ENDEAVOR Sonny Coloma On Feb. 25, 2014, the 28th anniversary of the triumph of People Power at EDSA, my esteemed friend Conrad de Quiros wrote a column for the Philippine Daily Inquirer in which he raised the question, “Can an EDSA still happen today?” De Quiros has since been sidelined by a...
Presidential candidate Bongbong Marcos has been using vlogs to reach as wide an audience as possible ahead of the May 9, 2022 elections. With now over 200 of these vlogs posted on his YouTube channel, a scouring of noteworthy snippets in these videos is in order. (Jay Wennington/ Unsplash) In BBM...
A visibly concerned President Duterte ordered officials of the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) to convince their constituents to get vaccinated against Covid-19 in fear of a possible resurgence of coronavirus infections in the country. President Duterte (RTVM Screenshot)...
