CPP chief information officer Marco Valbuena said Tuna’s arrest is meant to punish him for serving as consultant to formal peace negotiations between the NDFP and the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP).
Operating a “sari-sari” has become a dangerous occupation, an owner now being accused of using her small community convenience store to finance groups the government has designated as “terrorist.”
Maza said that many OFWs, including those whose passports are being withheld by employers, are being left behind due to stringent DMW regulations that only allow repatriation for workers with “proper documentation.”
The country’s winningest teachers’ partylist launched its 2025 national elections bid by announcing its top nominees in a national convention in Quezon City on Thursday, September 26.
Former representatives Neri Colmenares, Carlos Ysagani Zarate, Ferdinand Gaite and Eufemia Cullamat as well as topnotch human rights lawyer and former student leader Kristina Conti were unanimously affirmed by the convention as Bayan Muna’s first five nominees in the 2025 national elections.
The three Makabayan Coalition representatives were the only three negative votes as 285 congresspersons, led by the president’s cousin, House Speaker Ferdinand Martin Romualdez, approved House Bill 10800 or the 2025 General Appropriations Bill (GAB).
“Mas malala pa ito sa mga estudyanteng nagbubulakbol. Hindi natin alam paano natin bibigyan ng pasadong grado ang ganitong public official, and this really sets a bad model, not just to students, not just to young people, but to all public officials in government,” ani Manuel.
The country’s youth party presented 10 leaders as nominees in next year’s national elections, led by scholars from three of best universities of the land.
“Our nominees, representing a broad coalition of farmers, workers, professionals, and more, exemplify the real solidarity of women fighting against a corrupt system,” GWP said.
Makabayan said it is proud to include Lidasan in its slate for the 2025 elections, hailing its 11th candidate as “a dedicated advocate for human rights and the self-determination of Moro and Indigenous Peoples.
