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(Courtesy of Peace Philippines Facebook) MANILA - A senatorial candidate is wondering why a so-called rights organization is relentless in its character assassination of President Rodrigo Duterte and himself when it has close ties with local groups declared as terrorists by western countries. Duterte had already urged the public to dismiss the party-list group Bayan Muna in the May 9 elections. It is part of the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), a founding member of the International ...

UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque has lambasted a rights organization with close ties to local groups declared as terrorists by western countries for

UniTeam senatorial candidate Harry Roque has lambasted a rights organization with close ties to local groups declared as terrorists by western countries for its relentless character assassination of President Duterte and himself.

Officials and inspectors conduct final testing and sealing of vote counting machines

Senator Leila de Lima (PNP photo) MANILA - Before insulting President Rodrigo Duterte and downplaying efforts to end insurgency in the country, jailed Senator Leila de Lima should realize how her corrupt tenure as Department of Justice secretary destroyed lives and betrayed Filipinos many times over. National Task Force to End Local Communist Armed Conflict (NTF-ELCAC) spokesperson for sectoral concerns and Presidential Communications Undersecretary Lorraine Badoy on Saturday fired back at de Li...

Partido Federal ng Pilipinas standard-bearer Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos, Jr. stressed anew that protection and preservation of the environment are among the priorities of the BBM-Sara UniTeam. Marcos pointed out that one of the common grounds he and his running mate Mayor Inday Sara Duterte have is their strong stand to…

Militant lawmakers in the House of Representatives have expressed support for proposals to amend the party-list law to prevent abuses by some sectors.

One wouldn’t have been surprised, but definitely would have wished that President Duterte – basically in self-respect but much more so in respect for his high public office – shouldn’t have done it.

Batasan Pambansa. (File photo) MANILA - The party-list system should not be abused as "gateways" by the rich and powerful to occupy seats in government, nor as "legal fronts" by communist rebels, a lawmaker on Friday said. In an interview, Ang Probinsyano Party-List Representative Alfred delos Santos said party-list groups should genuinely represent the interest of marginalized sectors, as intended under the 1987 Constitution. "The party-list system should not be used as...

Deputy Speaker Bernadette Herrera (File photo) MANILA - A leader of the House of Representatives on Thursday stressed the need to amend the party-list system to ensure that its purpose of giving greater representation to the marginalized and disadvantaged is achieved. In a media forum, Deputy Speaker Bernadette Herrera said the term "marginalized" should be properly defined to make sure that the marginalized sectors or groups, including labor, peasant, urban poor, indigenous cultural c...