Tag: militant lawmakers

Bayan’s Reyes slams Topacio’s P1-million bounty offer for arrest of 4 former lawmakers

(Eagle News)–“A lame publicity stunt.” This was how Bagong Alyansang Makabayan Secretary General Renato Reyes described lawyer Ferdinand Topacio’s offer of a P1 million bounty for the arrest of former Bayan Muna Reps. Satur Ocampo and Teodoro Casiño, former Gabriela Rep. Liza Maza and former Agrarian Reform Secretary and Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano, who have been ordered arrested by a Nueva Ecija court. “What is the point of the PR gimmick of Topacio et al when […]

Makabayan bloc bolts House supermajority

(Eagle News) — Members of the  Makabayan bloc on Thursday announced they would be leaving the House of Representatives’ supermajority, saying it “would be a violation of (their) duties and principles” if they remained. In a statement, ACT Teachers Reps. Antonio Tinio and France Castro, Kabataan Rep. Sarah Elago, Anakpawis Rep. Ariel Casilao, Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate, and Gabriela Reps. Emmi de Jesus and Arlene Brosas  said they decided to bolt  the House majority […]