Tag: Liberal Party

Palace bares Liberal Party, Magdalo links to alleged plot to discredit Duterte gov’t through Bikoy videos

  (Eagle News) – Presidential Spokesperson Salvador Panelo on Wednesday, May 8, presented a detailed analysis of the various personalities connected to the “Bikoy” videos, including its distribution to the public, tagging members of the Liberal Party and the Magdalo group in the plan the main goal of which was to discredit the Duterte government. “What is important is that it appears from this diagram that the Liberal party, the Magdalo, and the other groups […]

Rodel Jayme says his contact was a Liberal Party supporter; insists he didn’t know site to be used for “Bikoy” videos

  (Eagle News) – The National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) on Friday presented in a press briefing Rodel Jayme, the website master of metrobalita.net which is being linked to the controversial “Bikoy” videos. During the press briefing, Jayme denied any knowledge on the uploading of the “Ang Totoong Narcolist” video series, and that he was ready to serve as a state witness for the government. “Ang website po ay pinagawa lamang po sa akin. HIndi […]

Liberal Party defends Robredo from Sara Duterte; says “attack” vs VP an “attempt to bury “lies” of Hugpong bets

(Eagle News)–The Liberal Party on Saturday, March 9, defended Vice President Leni Robredo from Davao Mayor Sara Duterte’s comments against her. “Kapag kakampi nila hindi issue ang honesty pero kapag si VP Leni at hindi nila kaalyado ay issue na ito? Tama ba yun?” the LP said in a statement. According to the opposition party, in the first place, Robredo was not running in the upcoming elections. It said therefore the “pag-atake sa kanya gamit […]

Mar Roxas files COC as Liberal Party senatorial bet

    (Eagle News) — Former presidential aspirant Manuel “Mar” Roxas II who lost to President Rodrigo Duterte in the May 2016 national elections filed his certificate of candidacy to run as a senatorial bet in the May 2019 elections. Roxas filed his COC past 8 a.m. Tuesday, October 16, at the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) main office in Intramuros, Manila. Roxas will be running under the Liberal Party (LP). He had previously served as […]

Robredo’s lawyer to run for Senate seat under LP ticket in 2019

(Eagle News) — The lawyer of Vice President Leni Robredo is running for a Senate seat in 2019. In a statement, Atty. Romulo Macalintal said he decided to run upon the prodding of senior citizens and persons with disabilities. “Maraming pangangailangan ang ating mga kapatid na senior citizen at persons with disabilities. Mula sa kanilang kalusugan, kabuhayan, pati na rin kapakanan. Sila ay dumaraing ngunit hindi nila maipaglaban ang kanilang karapatan.Marami sa kanila ang nais […]

De Lima thanks Liberal Party for adopting reso condemning her “political persecution, unjust detention”

(Eagle News) — Senator Leila de Lima on Friday, Sept. 28, thanked the Liberal Party for adopting a resolution condemning what they said was the political persecution against her. According to De Lima, her party-mates’ “effort to fight with me and for me no matter the cost does not only remind me that I am not alone in my fight, but also further bolsters my courage to tirelessly defy my oppressors and resist the breakdown […]

Liberal Party fields Aquino, Tañada, Diokno for 2019 Senate polls

(Eagle News) — The Liberal Party announced on Tuesday, Sept. 25, that Senator Bam Aquino would form part of their senatorial slate for the 2019 elections. Apart from Aquino, the LP said Jose Manuel Diokno, De La Salle University law school dean; and former Quezon Rep. Erin Tañada would form part of the senatorial ticket. The LP adopted a resolution accepting the nomination of Diokno, Tañada  and Aquino in Quezon City.  

Enrile: “Jabidah massacre” merely “invented” by Ninoy Aquino to destabilize Ferdinand Marcos’ gov’t

(Eagle News) — The “Jabidah massacre” was merely invented by then-Senator Ninoy Aquino in an attempt to destabilize the government of then-President Ferdinand Marcos. This is according to former Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile, who had said among the reasons Marcos declared martial law in the country was the formed alliance between the Liberal Party and the Communist Party of the Philippines. Enrile, who made the remark in an interview with former Senator Bongbong Marcos, […]

Enrile: Alyansa sa pagitan ng LP, CPP isa sa dahilan ng pagdeklara ng martial law ni Marcos sa bansa

Moira Encina Eagle News Service Ang alyansa sa pagitan ng Liberal Party at ng NPA-Communist Party of the Philippines ang isa sa mga nag-udyok kay dating Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Sr. para ideklara ang Batas Militar sa buong bansa noong 1972. Ito ang inihayag ni dating Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile sa unang parte ng panayam sa kanya ni dating Senador Bongbong Marcos na may pamagat na JPE: A Witness to History at nakapost sa Facebook […]

Abe eyes new term, reform of Japan’s pacifist constitution

by Richard CARTER Agence France Presse TOKYO, Japan (AFP) — Shinzo Abe is poised to win a third term as head of his political party on Thursday, putting him on track to become Japan’s longest-serving premier and realize his dream of reforming the constitution. Polls show Abe, 63, is expected to romp to victory in a two-horse race for the leadership of his conservative Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) that will effectively hand him three more […]

Sereno still undecided on Senate run in 2019

(Eagle News)—-Ousted Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno has yet to decide whether she will run for a Senate seat in 2019. Sereno made the remark after visiting Senator Antonio Trillanes IV in his office in the Senate on Wednesday, Sept. 12. Sereno later met with Senator Kiko Pangilinan, Liberal Party president. Sereno was in the list of possible   senatorial bets released by the opposition recently. She was ousted as Chief Justice via a quo warranto […]

Pangilinan: “No shortage” of LP bets for 2019 who are “principled, competent enough to change the trajectory of the country”

(Eagle News) — Senator Kiko Pangilinan on Tuesday, Sept. 11, said the Liberal Party has “no shortage” of candidates for 2019 who are “principled and competent enough to change the trajectory of the country.” “I can confirm that our list has more than enough names to fill a slate,” he said. He said the process of selection of the final candidates will be completed “before the month ends.” The list, he said, would be subject to […]