Bayan Muna remains an official partylist candidate, Comelec clarifies
“No such resolution was issued by the Comelec en banc disqualifying Bayan Muna Partylist this elections and it remains in the official list of party-list groups that could be voted on Monday,” the Comelec said.
Vote for peace advocates
Ultimately, may we choose the candidates who support the peace negotiations between the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) and the NDFP, as it is a viable and less costly way to address the decades-long armed conflict in the country. “We invite the electorate to humbly seek God’s wisdom and guidance as they carefully discern and choose the candidates who prioritize peace. May our vote, valuable and powerful as it is, start a ripple of transformational change, reflecting our participation in peacemaking as children of God,” PEPP said.
Group invites Pope Leo XIV to visit PH, political prisoners
The group Kapatid extended an invitation to the new pontiff of the Roman Catholic Church to return to the Philippines and visit the more than 700 political prisoners in the country.
Makabayan Coalition’s true victory
The National Democrats have again proven they are the real opposition. They could run a campaign with a (nearly) full slate, several partylists and a few local candidates with very little resources and against vicious attacks, emerging from it all hugging and congratulating each other while the trapos aren’t done backstabbing each other.
Año acts like Sara Duterte Jr.
What should be done to this NTF-ELCAC is to subject it to comprehensive audit and check where the billions of pesos it has handled since 2016 went. NTF-ELCAC, like Sara, might have battalions of Mary Grace Piattos, Xiaome Ochos, Fernando Tempuras, Reymunda Jane Novas, Carlos Miguel Oishis, Jay Kamotes, Miggy Mangos, Dodong Bunals and Dodong S. Baroks under its wing.
Paul Galang’s ‘Eleksyon na, Mag-isip Ka!’
Paul Galang has been composing music for decades and touring in Europe, Japan and much of Asia to disseminate a message of hope for a benighted country, its wealth plundered by politicians, its people subjected to an irrational and bloody inquisition.
BAYAN MUNA greets with hope the election of POPE LEO XIV
We trust that he will build upon Pope Francis’ legacy of a compassionate and inclusive Church, with particular attention to the marginalized and the poor, informed by the Augustinian tradition of community, justice, and truth-seeking. Following the example of Pope Leo XIII, we also hope he will be a strong champion of the working class and a tireless advocate for social justice. May his pontificate bring a renewed commitment to the Gospel tenets of mercy, solidarity, and the dignity of all peoples.
Polls remain rotten, bloody – CPP
The underground revolutionary party said leading candidates in both national and local positions are openly buying votes and bribing their way to victory, often using public funds and resources.
In land of ‘mega’ dynasties, Ilocos Region, Chavit Singson has 23 relatives running for office
“In a sense, one can say that dynasties can get ideas from how other dynasties operate but the underlying current is still their uncompromising resolve to retain and strengthen political and economic leverage not just against other political clans, but also against the people in whose name they claim to run,’’ Kontra Daya convenor Dr. Danilo Arao said.
Money politics ruins country
Philippine politics is money politics. It is the politics of the principalia that worked hand-in-glove with the Spanish colonial rulers and whose members became landlords commanding the loyalty of the serfs (even as Spain abolished slavery) that comprised their private army.