‘Comelec, ano na?’: Bayan Muna files complaints vs red-taggers anew
Bayan Muna said Comelec should act on the complaints “with utmost dispatch and action, as the campaign period winds up for the May 12 midterm elections.”
Acquit ‘Tacloban 5’
The signatories decried the injustice done to the accused. “The supposed evidence confiscated against the five activists (most young and each of them grassroots leaders) fits a proforma narrative, often accompanied by evidence planting and fabricated testimonies
Bayan Muna, network serve PrimeWater ‘disconnection notice’
“PrimeWater has failed the people. For years, residents in service areas like San Jose del Monte have suffered from dirty, undrinkable water, high rates, and water supply that comes for only two hours a day—sometimes in the dead of night,” former Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand Gaite said.
Bogus farmer partylists
Four out of the 10 so-called “pro-farmer” partylists do not represent farmers. Manalo urged all voters — especially those in rural communities — to stay vigilant, critical, and organized, and to reject partylist groups and candidates who exploit farmers’ names for personal and political gain.
Sts. Sara, Paulo Duterte unmasked
Sts. Sara and Paulo want to reduce the matter to “political harassment” even as the latter admitted that the mauling happened after an extended drinking session which ironically started from the businessman’s home. It proves that the Dutertes cannot countenance any adverse publicity against them, particularly an incident that happened in the Obrero district of their sultanate.
Agri workers worst paid in PH; join clamor for living wage
“Agri-workers are like third-class citizen in their own country,” observed UMA national chairperson Ariel Casilao. “No land of their own, no food to eat and, based on how government treats them, no dignity.”
Duterte’s legal team undermines international justice
“The Duterte legal team’s argument that the ICC lost jurisdiction after the Philippines’ withdrawal from the Rome Statute holds no water. Ang sinasabi ng Rome Statute ay may hurisdiksyon ang ICC sa mga kaso o issue na naumpisahan na bago pa man naging epektibo ang withdrawal. Hindi ito maitatanggi ng kampo ni Duterte.”
Delulu on rice
The Marcos Jr. administration is twisting itself into knots for thinking that selling the nearly 400,000 metric tons (MT) of rice stowed in the warehouses of the National Food Authority (NFA) for only P20 per kilo would force retailers and wholesalers to slash their prices in order to compete with the “Bente Bigas Mo” (BBM) rice.
Red-tagging is top campaign violation in 2025 polls, groups report
“Overwhelmingly, it (red-tagging) comprises 78.7 percent of the violations monitored by election watchdog and 2025 IOM partner Vote Report PH as of April 30,” ICHRP revealed.
The Quiet Rebels: What Lolo Kiko and Ate Guy Can Teach Us This Election
Both stood for something deeper. In their own quiet ways, they pushed back against injustice, pride, and indifference. The recent deaths of these icons hit differently as we prepare for the May 12 elections (yes, we need to prepare).