Makabayan to Comelec: Release certificates of proclamation for winning party-lists

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2019 07:53:17 +0000

Members of the House Makabayan bloc on Tuesday asked the Commission on Elections (Comelec) to release the certificates of proclamation

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Is ‘Bikoy’ a decoy to divert public attention? Zarate thinks so 

Credit to Author: jvicente| Date: Sat, 25 May 2019 08:45:22 +0000

Is ‘Bikoy’ a decoy to divert public attention? Zarate thinks so 

Peter Joemel Advincula may be a decoy to divert the public’s attention from real issues, Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate said on Saturday. 

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ICC case vs Xi gets support from De Lima, Colmenares, Zarate

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 06:58:09 +0000

Senator Leila de Lima and two members of the Makabayan bloc on Saturday lauded the filing of a complaint by former Foreign Secretary

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Complaint vs Xi before ICC gets support from De Lima, Colmenares, Zarate

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Sat, 23 Mar 2019 06:58:09 +0000

Senator Leila de Lima and two members of the Makabayan bloc on Saturday lauded the filing of a complaint by former Foreign Secretary

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Colmenares, Zarate join call to stop Meralco ‘sweetheart’ power deal

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Thu, 21 Mar 2019 04:37:04 +0000

Colmenares, Zarate join call to stop Meralco ‘sweetheart’ power deal

Bayan Muna chairman Neri Colmenares and Rep. Carlos Zarate on Thursday asked the Supreme Court (SC) to nullify several “sweetheart deals”

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Human Security Act amendments may be used to harass gov’t critics, says solon

Credit to Author: ggaviola| Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2019 07:13:43 +0000

Human Security Act amendments may be used to harass gov't critics, says solon

The proposed amendments to R.A. 9372 or the Human Security Act of 2007 might be used to silence critics of the government, a lawmaker from the Makabayan bloc warned on Monday.

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Bayan Muna hits ‘military psywar’ vs Makabayan bloc

Credit to Author: mfrialde| Date: Fri, 28 Dec 2018 02:37:17 +0000

MANILA, Philippines — Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Zarate on Friday branded as “bogus” a certain “Ka Danny” who has been spreading “lies and falsities” against the Makabayan bloc calling it part of a “psychological warfare operations” by security forces.

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ACT-Teachers rep. slams PDEA proposed drug tests for pupils, teachers

ACT-Teachers rep. slams PDEA proposed drug tests for pupils, teachers

The Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (PDEA)’s proposed mandatory drug tests on teachers and pupils Grade 4 and up is a form of harassment that may endanger the lives of children, ACT-Teachers Rep. Antonio Tinio warned on Tuesday. Instead of “harassing” and “violating the rights of children,” the opposition lawmaker said PDEA should instead go after drug lords.

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