Brosas, Castro join Makabayan 2025 slate
MANILA, Philippines — Two congresswomen are gunning for Senate seats in the May 2025 midterm elections under the Makabayan Coalition.
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Makabayan bares 10 Senate bets
THE Makabayan coalition unveiled on Monday its senatorial slate for the midterm elections in 2025 during an event commemorating National Heroes Day at the Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila.
‘VP Sara’s P125 million in 11 days not theoretical’
MANILA, Philippines — Militant opposition lawmakers refuted yesterday claims by Vice President Sara Duterte in her Supreme Court (SC) reply that the P125-million confidential and intelligence funds (CIF) her office received was only “theoretical” and thus didn’t cause any real damage.
House drug war probe highlights police inaction faced by EJK victims
MANILA, Philippines — The House of Representatives on Tuesday began its first hearing into the extra-judicial killings that resulted from the Duterte administration’s drug war, allowing select relatives of victims and human rights lawyers to testify for the first time in the lower chamber about the scale of government inaction during the former president’s brutal six-year campaign against illegal drugs.
PISTON urges SC: Issue TRO vs PUVMP before April 30 consolidation deadline
MANILA, Philippines — A progressive transport group called on the Supreme Court to immediately issue a temporary restraining order (TRO) against a controversial policy a week before the April 30 franchise consolidation deadline set for jeepneys and UV Express units.
Critics slam revival of drug war in Davao City
LEADING critics of the so-called war on drugs of former president Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday slammed the move of his son, Davao City Mayor Sebastian «Baste» Duterte, to revive the brutal policy.
‘Bagong Pilipinas kick-off rally not about Cha-cha’
MANILA, Philippines — The kick-off rally of Bagong Pilipinas today at the Quirino Grandstand in Manila is not a show of force by the government to support efforts for Charter change (Cha-cha), according to officials of the Presidential Communications Office (PCO) and Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG).
PCO denies Cha-cha agenda in 'Bagong Pilipinas' rally
MANILA, Philippines — The Presidential Communications Office (PCO) dismissed allegations that the "Bagong Pilipinas" campaign kick-off rally would serve as a platform to advocate for Charter change (Cha-cha).
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