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(Eagle News) — The Makabayan Coalition on Thursday, March 14, endorsed the bids of two other senatorial candidates, bringing the number of their endorsed bets to 11. Neri Colmenares, who is included in Makabayan’s senatorial slate, said in a Tweet that labor leaders Sonny Matula, president of the Federation of Free Workers, and Leody De Guzman, chair of the Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino, have been added to their list. Apart from Colmenares’ bid, Makabayan earlier […]
(Eagle News)—The leftist Makabayan coalition has endorsed nine senatorial candidates for the 2019 elections. These were Bayan Muna chair Neri Colmenares, Senators Grace Poe, Bam Aquino and Nancy Binay, former Senator Serge Osmeña, former Quezon Rep. Erin Tañada, human rights lawyer Chel Diokno, former Solicitor General Florin Hilbay and civic leader Samira Gutoc. Poe, Osmeña and Binay are independent candidates. Diokno, Gutoc, Tañada, Hilbay and Aquino on the other hand are members of opposition Otso […]
(Eagle News) — The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) said it would push through with the Manila Bay Rehabiltation program, as it lamented the Makabayan Bloc’s call to postpone it. “We wish to emphasize that Manila Bay is in critical condition. Actually, the bay is in ICU. We cannot afford an additional day of delay. Giving in to Makabayan will only make matters much worse,” said DILG Assistant Secretary and Spokesperson Jonathan […]
(Eagle News) — Philippine National Police Chief Oscar Albayalde on Monday, July 30, urged the former Makabayan bloc lawmakers who have been ordered arrested by a court to surrender peacefully. “The PNP is duty-bound to implement orders of judicial authorities,” Albayalde said, as he called on Satur Ocampo, Liza Maza, Teddy Casiño and Rafael Mariano to turn themselves in. Apart from the four, Judge Evelyn Turla of the Regional Trial Court 40 of Palayan, Nueva Ecija ordered Vicente […]
