Militant lawmakers Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza have finally agreed to become senatorial candidates of the Nacionalista Party (NP), sharing the slate with Ilocos Norte Representative Ferdinand “Bongbong" Marcos Jr. read more »
MANILA, Philippines — The Nacionalista Party (NP) was the only political group that welcomed the leftist Bayan Muna and its “Makabayan (Nationalist)” platform, according to Bayan Muna party-list Rep. Satur Ocampo, adding this was the main reason why he and Rep. Liza Maza joined the party. read more »
MANILA, Philippines—The alliance between the Nacionalista Party (NP) and the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) has ended almost as soon as it began, after two militant senatorial candidates made the breakup a precondition for their joining the NP lineup for the 2010 elections. read more »
Accompanied by their respective families, members of the Nacionalista Party’s slate for the 2010 elections led by standard-bearer Sen. Manuel “Manny" Villar Jr. filed on Monday their certificates of candidacy (COC) amid a festive frenzy around the Commission on Elections’ head office in Manila. 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 »
MANILA, Philippines – (UPDATE) Ilocos Norte Representative and Deputy Minority Leader Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. filed his candidacy for senator with the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Saturday. read more »
MANILA, Philippines - Only 10 senatorial have so far made it to the Liberal Party (LP) slate, while rival Nacionalista Party (NP) has come up with so far five candidates for the May 2010 polls. read more »
Weeks of speculation that progressive party-list groups are aligning with the Nacionalista Party and would be supporting the candidacy of Senator Manny Villar finally ended when Representatives Satur Ocampo and Liza Maza formally announced last November 24 their decision to run for the Senate as independent candidates. They will not run as part of the senatorial lineup of the Nacionalista Party (NP) which until last week had seemed like a possibility. It met “a stumbling block” with the formal alliance of the NP and the Kilusang Bagong Lipunan (KBL) and the declaration of Congressman Bongbong Marcos’ senatorial candidacy under this alliance, Ocampo and Maza said in a joint statement. read more »
MANILA, NOVEMBER 25, 2009 (STAR) By Jess Diaz - Bayan Muna Rep. Satur Ocampo and Rep. Liza Maza of Gabriela party-list yesterday announced that they are running as independent senatorial candidates in the 2010 elections. read more »
