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SENSELESS. Boy Maca Astudillo, 47, a member of the Manobo tribe, was gunned down by New People's Army rebels in Sitio Inadan, Barangay Magroyong in San Miguel, Surigao del Sur on Saturday (Oct. 9, 2021). Tribe leaders condemned the killing even as October is Indigenous Peoples Month. (Photo courtesy of Rico Hayahay Maca Facebook) BUTUAN CITY - The communist New People's Army (NPA), even on Indigenous People (IP) month, continues the annihilation of tribesmen who do not support its causes...

As oil prices continue to rise, the political opposition called on government to buy back Petron as part of the effort to control the runaway prices. Gasoline pump picture House Deputy Minority leader and Bayan Muna Rep. Carlos Isagani Zarate and Makabayan senatorial bet and Bayan Muna chairman

Bayan Muna leaders on Friday, Oct. 8 congratulated Filipino journalist Maria Ressa for winningthe Nobel Peace Prize for 2021 for exemplary efforts “to safeguard freedom of expression” in the Philippines.. Maria Ressa Ressa and fellow journalist Dmitry Muratov of Russia were jointly honored with

Bayan Muna chairperson Neri Colmenares welcomed on Thursday, October 7, the decision of Vice President Leni Robredo to run for president in the coming national midterm elections. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) "I welcome Vice President Leni Robredo’s decision to run for president in the 2022

The paper says the Duterte administration is making belated moves to pursue accountability for its brutal war on illegal drugs.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Today, Bayan Muna is set to file its candidacy papers before the Commission on Elections as it seeks for re-election in the 2022 polls. This despite the red-tagging and other attacks it was subjected to under President Rodrigo Duterte, including a state-sponsored “zero vote” campaign against Bayan Muna during the 2019 midterm elections where they still emerged victorious.

The seventh day of the filing of the certificates of candidacy (COC) for the May 2022 polls on Oct. 7 saw 16 aspirants for president, 7 for vice president, 28 for senator while 67 partylist groups submitted their certificates of nomination and acceptance (CONA). Comelec/MB The day was highl

Former vice president Jejomar Binay (PNA photo by Joey Razon) MANILA - Former vice president Jejomar Binay was among the personalities that have filed their certificates of candidacy (COC) on the second to the last day of the filing period at the Sofitel Harbor Garden Tent in Pasay City on Thursday. Binay is running for senator under the United Nationalist Alliance (UNA). While he did not grant an interview with the media after filing his candidacy, Binay issued a press statement. "I have b...

Lawmakers from the Makabayan bloc on Thursday, October 7, have filed a resolution directing the House of Representatives, through the Committee on Information and Technology, to investigate the alleged use of emergency text alerts system for partisan election campaigns. House of Representatives (

The National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Council (NDRRMC) is coordinating with the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and its partner-telecommunication companies to look into the alleged use of mobile disaster alerts to push the 2022 presidential candidacy of former Senator Ferd