MANILA — There are “good” and “bad” leftists. “Good” leftists must belong to a partylist group. They demand the inclusion of civil society groups in government transactions. They participate in tripartite meetings, they attend UN conferences, they hate Joma Sison, and they endorse the candidacies of Noynoy Aquino and Mar Roxas.
(Updated 4:23 p.m.) The two chambers of Congress would conduct a joint session Tuesday afternoon to discuss the imposition of martial law in Maguindanao province, Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile said Monday.
MANILA, Philippines - Party list lawmakers on Monday filed separate resolutions to revoke Proclamation 1959 placing Maguindanao province under martial law, even as Speaker Prospero Nograles filed his own in support of the move.
BAGUIO CITY — The Makabayang Koalisyon ng Mamamayan (MAKABAYAN) held its first assembly in the city attended by about 300 members of different progressive partylists together with some local politicians on November 30. read more »
Saying that the vulnerability of women to rape and other forms of violence should be investigated and properly acted upon, Rep. Liza Maza of Gabriela Women’s Party today hit the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Arroyo administration for dawdling in resolving the Maguindanao killings. read more »
MANILA, Philippines--Bantay representative and Retired Army Maj. Gen. Jovito Palparan Jr. filed his candidacy for senator with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) on Monday. read more »
Manila: House members Satur Ocampo and Liza Largoza-Masa filed their candidacies Sunday in a move that marks the first time in more than two decades that senatorial candidates identified with the left had attempted to seek mandate on a national level. read more »
THREE incumbent senators, an incumbent congressman, a detained military officer, a lawyer, and scions of political clans are among the senatorial candidates of the Nacionalista Party. read more »
Rep. Liza Maza, National President of Gabriela Women's Party and National Vice Chairperson of Makabayan Coalition, today filed her certificate of candidacy at the Commission on Elections as an independent candidate, together with Rep. Satur Ocampo. read more »
MANILA, Philippines—Senator Manny Villar's Nacionalista Party (NP) on Sunday revealed its senatorial bets for 2010 which included three incumbent senators. read more »
