Las Piñas Rep. Camille Villar and Sen. Imee Marcos each had ads worth P1 billion before the CoC filing, based on published rate cards. It is not known if they received – and how much – discounts from media organizations that provided space for their advertisements.
“Marcos Jr.’s concepts of ‘peace,’ ‘consensus’ and ‘cooperation’ and his candidacy for a UNSC seat should be consistently challenged–all these for whom? Clearly, it is for his ruling clique and for the interests of the US and its allies,” Palabay said.
“The NUPL denounces the reported directive as a glaring example of McCarthyism. Like the ideological witch hunts of the past, these measures target individuals based solely on suspicion and ideological profiling, and unverified allegations,” it said in a statement.
“The practice of filing trumped up charges of ‘illegal assembly’ must stop. Marching to Mendiola to denounce injustice should not be criminalized,” Makabayan said.
“This SSS contribution hike is absolutely unconscionable. Workers are already dealing with increased water rates from both Maynilad and Manila Water, higher electricity rates from Meralco, and now they have to shoulder bigger SSS contributions,” Colmenares said.
“This is not just ships passing in the night. The USS Carl Vinson and its strike group represent the continuing US military aggression and intervention in Philippine affairs,” House of Representatives Assistant Minority Leader Arlene Brosas said.
“President Marcos Jr.’s empty promise of P20 per kilo rice has only led to a series of band-aid solutions that worsened food inflation. Now they want to declare an emergency that could open the floodgates to more imports. What happened to Marcos’ promises of food security and self-sufficiency?” Gaite asked.
De Lima revealed it was Nemenzo who confirmed to Sison the assassination attempt on his life and the disappearance of Carlos del Rosario, as well as Sison elder brother Francisco and his driver, “[i]n a testament to his commitment to the revolutionary cause.”
“What is specifically wrong with sharing these photos of the Mass when the MMDJ-4’s own Facebook page has posted ‘numerous’ photos of Masses held inside the jail (in the past)?” Lim asked.
“Curiously, he has failed to specify its location, leaving both the public and the NPA to speculate about which of the AFP’s ongoing military operations in approximately 20 provinces is targeting it,” CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said in a statement today.
